Calculating the cosmos : how mathematics unveils the universe / / Ian Stewart |
Autore | Stewart Ian <1945-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Basic Books, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 523.10151 |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - Mathematics
Cosmology - Mathematics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-5416-9770-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- Attraction at a distance -- Collapse of the solar nebula -- Inconstant Moon -- The clockwork cosmos -- Celestial police -- The planet that swallowed its children -- Cosimo's stars -- Off on a comet -- Chaos in the cosmos -- The interplanetary superhighway -- Great balls of fire -- Great sky river -- Alien worlds -- Dark stars -- Skeins and voids -- The cosmic egg -- The big blow-up -- The dark side -- Outside the universe -- Epilogue. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163944303321 |
Stewart Ian <1945-> | ||
New York : , : Basic Books, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Catastrophe theory and its applications / Tim Poston, Ian Stewart |
Autore | Poston, Timothy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mineola (NY), : Dover, 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | XVIII, 491 p. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina |
514
514.744 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Stewart, Ian <1945- > |
Collana | Dover books on advanced mathematics |
Soggetto topico | Teoria delle catastrofi |
ISBN | 048669271X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISANNIO-MIL0351185 |
Poston, Timothy | ||
Mineola (NY), : Dover, 1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Sannio | ||
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Dio gioca a dadi? / Ian Stewart |
Autore | Stewart, Ian <1945- > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Torino, : Bollati Boringhieri, 1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 341 p. : ill. ; 22 cm |
Disciplina | 530.1 |
Collana | Saggi scientifici |
Soggetto topico | Fisica - Teorie |
ISBN | 8833907864 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Titolo uniforme | |
Record Nr. | UNISANNIO-LIA0077463 |
Stewart, Ian <1945- > | ||
Torino, : Bollati Boringhieri, 1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Sannio | ||
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Domare l'infinito : storia della matematica dagli inizi alla teoria del caos / Ian Stewart ; traduzione di Angela Iorio |
Autore | STEWART, Ian <1945- > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Torino : Bollati Boringhieri, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 376 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 510.9 |
Collana | Saggi, Scienze |
Soggetto topico | Matematica - Storia |
ISBN | 978-88-339-2102-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISA-990003631930203316 |
STEWART, Ian <1945- > | ||
Torino : Bollati Boringhieri, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Figments of reality : the evolution of the curious mind / / Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Stewart Ian <1945-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 153.4/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Cognition and culture
Consciousness Intellect Genetic psychology Cultural pluralism |
ISBN |
1-107-11102-1
0-511-00336-6 1-280-42918-6 0-511-17217-6 0-511-14898-4 0-511-30942-2 0-511-54138-4 0-511-05366-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The origins of life -- The reductionist nightmare -- Ant country -- Winning ways -- Universals and parochials -- Neural nests -- Features great and small -- What is it like to be a human? -- We wanted to have a chapter on free will, but we decided not to, so here it is -- Extelligence -- Simplex, complex, multiplex. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455094103321 |
Stewart Ian <1945-> | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Figments of reality : the evolution of the curious mind / / Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Stewart Ian <1945-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 153.4/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Cognition and culture
Consciousness Intellect Genetic psychology Cultural pluralism |
ISBN |
1-107-11102-1
0-511-00336-6 1-280-42918-6 0-511-17217-6 0-511-14898-4 0-511-30942-2 0-511-54138-4 0-511-05366-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The origins of life -- The reductionist nightmare -- Ant country -- Winning ways -- Universals and parochials -- Neural nests -- Features great and small -- What is it like to be a human? -- We wanted to have a chapter on free will, but we decided not to, so here it is -- Extelligence -- Simplex, complex, multiplex. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778870803321 |
Stewart Ian <1945-> | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Figments of reality : the evolution of the curious mind / / Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Stewart Ian <1945-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 153.4/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Cognition and culture
Consciousness Intellect Genetic psychology Cultural pluralism |
ISBN |
1-107-11102-1
0-511-00336-6 1-280-42918-6 0-511-17217-6 0-511-14898-4 0-511-30942-2 0-511-54138-4 0-511-05366-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The origins of life -- The reductionist nightmare -- Ant country -- Winning ways -- Universals and parochials -- Neural nests -- Features great and small -- What is it like to be a human? -- We wanted to have a chapter on free will, but we decided not to, so here it is -- Extelligence -- Simplex, complex, multiplex. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819500103321 |
Stewart Ian <1945-> | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The foundations of mathematics / / Ian Stewart and David Tall |
Autore | Stewart Ian <1945-> |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-870644-8
0-19-101647-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover ""; ""Preface to the Second Edition""; ""Preface to the First Edition""; ""Contents""; ""Part I The Intuitive Background""; ""1 Mathematical Thinking""; ""2 Number Systems""; ""Part II The Beginnings of Formalisation""; ""3 Sets""; ""4 Relations""; ""5 Functions""; ""6 Mathematical Logic""; ""7 Mathematical Proof""; ""Part III The Development of Axiomatic Systems""; ""8 Natural Numbers and Proof by Induction""; ""9 Real Numbers""; ""10 Real Numbers as a Complete Ordered Field""; ""11 Complex Numbers and Beyond""; ""Part IV Using Axiomatic Systems""
""12 Axiomatic Systems, Structure Theorems, and Flexible Thinking""""13 Permutations and Groups""; ""14 Cardinal Numbers""; ""15 Infinitesimals""; ""Part V Strengthening the Foundations""; ""16 Axioms for Set Theory""; "" Appendix�How to Read Proofs: The 'Self-Explanation' Strategy""; "" References and Further Reading""; "" Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460462103321 |
Stewart Ian <1945-> | ||
New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The foundations of mathematics / / Ian Stewart and David Tall |
Autore | Stewart Ian <1945-> |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical |
ISBN |
0-19-870644-8
0-19-101647-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Contents -- Part I The Intuitive Background -- 1 Mathematical Thinking -- 2 Number Systems -- Part II The Beginnings of Formalisation -- 3 Sets -- 4 Relations -- 5 Functions -- 6 Mathematical Logic -- 7 Mathematical Proof -- Part III The Development of Axiomatic Systems -- 8 Natural Numbers and Proof by Induction -- 9 Real Numbers -- 10 Real Numbers as a Complete Ordered Field -- 11 Complex Numbers and Beyond -- Part IV Using Axiomatic Systems -- 12 Axiomatic Systems, Structure Theorems, and Flexible Thinking -- 13 Permutations and Groups -- 14 Cardinal Numbers -- 15 Infinitesimals -- Part V Strengthening the Foundations -- 16 Axioms for Set Theory -- Appendix: How to Read Proofs: The 'Self-Explanation' Strategy -- References and Further Reading -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787437903321 |
Stewart Ian <1945-> | ||
New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The foundations of mathematics / / Ian Stewart and David Tall |
Autore | Stewart Ian <1945-> |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical |
ISBN |
0-19-870644-8
0-19-101647-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Contents -- Part I The Intuitive Background -- 1 Mathematical Thinking -- 2 Number Systems -- Part II The Beginnings of Formalisation -- 3 Sets -- 4 Relations -- 5 Functions -- 6 Mathematical Logic -- 7 Mathematical Proof -- Part III The Development of Axiomatic Systems -- 8 Natural Numbers and Proof by Induction -- 9 Real Numbers -- 10 Real Numbers as a Complete Ordered Field -- 11 Complex Numbers and Beyond -- Part IV Using Axiomatic Systems -- 12 Axiomatic Systems, Structure Theorems, and Flexible Thinking -- 13 Permutations and Groups -- 14 Cardinal Numbers -- 15 Infinitesimals -- Part V Strengthening the Foundations -- 16 Axioms for Set Theory -- Appendix: How to Read Proofs: The 'Self-Explanation' Strategy -- References and Further Reading -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819903003321 |
Stewart Ian <1945-> | ||
New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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