Isbn: 9780395383155 - mind tools: the five levels of mathematical reality (9 Ergebnisse)

Unbound. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near fine. First edition. Rucker's book explores mathematics and reality from five points of view: number, space, logic, infinity and information. The strongest material in this book, in introducing higher concepts to the non-mathematician, is in "Logic" and covers Gödel, Chaitin's Theorem, Turing, and the taxonomy of infinities. Rucker was awarded the Philip K. Dick Award for his artificial intelligence novel, Software and he is a founder of the cyberpunk school of science fiction at San Jose State University. First printing with slight darkening to the edges of the dust jacket. 6½" - 9¼". book. …

hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. near fine. first edition, first printing. Octavo, black cloth spine over blue boards, viii + 328 pages. Book and dust jacket are in near fine condition. 092717D.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with front endpaper partially detached. Dust jacket is very good with light nicks to top of spine and shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: as new. First printing. 8vo, 328 pages, clothbacked boards "MIND TOOLS is an original and fascinating look at various aspects of mathematics that is sure to fascinate the nonmathematician. Throughout Rucker has the gift of the apt illustration that makes the most abstruse notion accessible - Isaac Asimov." "Approaching all of mathematics, and everything else, by way of information theory, his latest and most exciting book opens vistas of dazzling beauty - scenes that blend order with chao, reality with fantasy, that startle you with their depths of impenatrable mystery - Martin Gardner." Rucker also won the Philip K. Dick Award for his s-f novel, SOFTWARE; and he is recognized as the founder of cyberpunk sci-fi.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Very good hardcover with similar dust jacket. First edition. Text clean. Very edges of blue boards lightly fading. Small brown spots on top outer edges of pages. Dustwrapper lightly faded and lightly rubbed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. 328pp. Black and white illustrations. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with rubbing. A postmodern look at mathematics, bridging the gap between science and liberal arts.

Zustand: very good, very good. First Edition. First Printing. 328, illus., index. A popular, accessible exploration of the dizzying concepts of postmodern mathematics. Author Rudy Rucker takes us on a mind-expanding tour of higher mathematics, continually asking the question: What does the human ability to use mathematics tell us about our relationship to the world.…

Hardcover. Zustand: very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. First edition. First edition of this collection of essays exploring the post-war economy. Robertson (1890-1963) worked closely with Keynes in the 1920s and 1930s: this collection captures him reflecting on the widespread application of Keynesian economics. Original orange cloth, spine lettered in light blue. Soiling to the dust jacket which is chipped, price-clipped and has neat tape reinforcement to verso. Contents generally crisp; Bookplate on front endpaper. First edition. 6" - 8¾". book.…