Borwein Peter B (19 results)

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 9; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

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Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Third Edition, First Printing. Small Quarto, xix, 797 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's light gray cloth bearing black and green lettering to the spine. Boards have very slight wear. Text block has light wear including minimal edge wear. Pictorial end papers. Illustrated. Third edition, first printing. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Office on Back Shelf. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for international/expedited orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire about rates. 1408190. FP New Rockville Stock. …

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st. Critical Acclaim for Pi and the AGM: "Fortunately we have the Borwein's beautiful book . . . explores inthe first five chapters the glorious world so dear to Ramanujan . . would be a marvelous text book for a graduate course."--Bulletinof the American Mathematical Society "What am I to say about this quilt of a book? One is reminded ofDebussy who, on being asked by his harmony teacher to explain whatrules he was following as he improvised at the piano, replied, "Monplaisir." The authors are cultured mathematicians. They haveselected what has amused and intrigued them in the hope that itwill do the same for us. Frankly, I cannot think of a moreprovocative and generous recipe for writing a book . . . (it) iscleanly, even beautifully written, and attractively printed andcomposed. The book is unique. I cannot think of any other book inprint which contains more than a smidgen of the material theseauthors have included.--SIAM Review "If this subject begins to sound more interesting than it did inthe last newspaper article on 130 million digits of Pi, I havepartly succeeded. To succeed completely I will have gotten youinterested enough to read the delightful and important book by theBorweins."--American Mathematical Monthly "The authors are to be commended for their careful presentation ofmuch of the content of Ramanujan's famous paper, 'Modular Equationsand Approximations to Pi'. This material has not heretoforeappeared in book form. However, more importantly, Ramanujanprovided no proofs for many of the claims that he made, and so theauthors provided many of the missing details . . . The Borweins,indeed have helped us find the right roads."--Mathematics ofComputation.…

Condition: New. pp. 432.

Condition: New. pp. 432.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 414 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st. Critical Acclaim for Pi and the AGM: "Fortunately we have the Borwein's beautiful book . . . explores inthe first five chapters the glorious world so dear to Ramanujan . . would be a marvelous text book for a graduate course."--Bulletinof the American Mathematical Society "What am I to say about this quilt of a book? One is reminded ofDebussy who, on being asked by his harmony teacher to explain whatrules he was following as he improvised at the piano, replied, "Monplaisir." The authors are cultured mathematicians. They haveselected what has amused and intrigued them in the hope that itwill do the same for us. Frankly, I cannot think of a moreprovocative and generous recipe for writing a book . . . (it) iscleanly, even beautifully written, and attractively printed andcomposed. The book is unique. I cannot think of any other book inprint which contains more than a smidgen of the material theseauthors have included.--SIAM Review "If this subject begins to sound more interesting than it did inthe last newspaper article on 130 million digits of Pi, I havepartly succeeded. To succeed completely I will have gotten youinterested enough to read the delightful and important book by theBorweins."--American Mathematical Monthly "The authors are to be commended for their careful presentation ofmuch of the content of Ramanujan's famous paper, 'Modular Equationsand Approximations to Pi'. This material has not heretoforeappeared in book form. However, more importantly, Ramanujanprovided no proofs for many of the claims that he made, and so theauthors provided many of the missing details . . . The Borweins,indeed have helped us find the right roads."--Mathematics ofComputation.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 414 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.