AMS Newsletter

AMS Newsletter
Author: American Musicological Society
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2000
Genre: Music
ISBN:

AMS Newsletter

AMS Newsletter
Author: American Meteorological Society
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1995
Genre: Meteorology
ISBN:

Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology

Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology
Author: American Musicological Society
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA (201 S. 34th St., Philadelphia 19104) : American Musicology Society ; [S.l.] : International Musicology Society
Total Pages: 570
Release: 1984
Genre: Dissertations, Academic
ISBN:

Elementary Geometry

Elementary Geometry
Author: Ilka Agricola
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2008
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821843478

Plane geometry is developed from its basic objects and their properties and then moves to conics and basic solids, including the Platonic solids and a proof of Euler's polytope formula. Particular care is taken to explain symmetry groups, including the description of ornaments and the classification of isometries.

Foliations II

Foliations II
Author: Alberto Candel
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2000
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821808818

This is the second of two volumes on foliations (the first is Volume 23 of this series). In this volume, three specialized topics are treated: analysis on foliated spaces, characteristic classes of foliations, and foliated three-manifolds. Each of these topics represents deep interaction between foliation theory and another highly developed area of mathematics. In each case, the goal is to provide students and other interested people with a substantial introduction to the topic leading to further study using the extensive available literature.

Mathematics Into Type

Mathematics Into Type
Author: Ellen Swanson
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 122
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780821897324

This edition, updated by Arlene O'Sean and Antoinette Schleyer of the American Mathematical Society, brings Ms. Swanson's work up to date, reflecting the more technical reality of publishing today. While it includes information for copy editors, proofreaders, and production staff to do a thorough, traditional copyediting and proofreading of a manuscript and proof copy, it is increasingly more useful to authors, who have become intricately involved with the typesetting of their manuscripts.

Mathematics and Music

Mathematics and Music
Author: David Wright
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2009
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821848739

Many people intuitively sense that there is a connection between mathematics and music. If nothing else, both involve counting. There is, of course, much more to the association. David Wright's book is an investigation of the interrelationships between mathematics and music, reviewing the needed background concepts in each subject as they are encountered. Along the way, readers will augment their understanding of both mathematics and music. The text explores the common foundations of the two subjects, which are developed side by side. Musical and mathematical notions are brought together, such as scales and modular arithmetic, intervals and logarithms, tone and trigonometry, and timbre and harmonic analysis. When possible, discussions of musical and mathematical notions are directly interwoven. Occasionally the discourse dwells for a while on one subject and not the other, but eventually the connection is established, making this an integrative treatment of the two subjects. The book is a text for a freshman level college course suitable for musically inclined or mathematically inclined students, with the intent of breaking down any apprehension that either group might have for the other subject. Exercises are given at the end of each chapter. The mathematical prerequisites are a high-school level familiarity with algebra, trigonometry, functions, and graphs. Musically, the student should have had some exposure to musical staffs, standard clefs, and key signatures, though all of these are explained in the text.

Probability

Probability
Author: Davar Khoshnevisan
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 248
Release:
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780821884010

This is a textbook for a one-semester graduate course in measure-theoretic probability theory, but with ample material to cover an ordinary year-long course at a more leisurely pace. Khoshnevisan's approach is to develop the ideas that are absolutely central to modern probability theory, and to showcase them by presenting their various applications. As a result, a few of the familiar topics are replaced by interesting non-standard ones. The topics range from undergraduate probability and classical limit theorems to Brownian motion and elements of stochastic calculus. Throughout, the reader will find many exciting applications of probability theory and probabilistic reasoning. There are numerous exercises, ranging from the routine to the very difficult. Each chapter concludes with historical notes.

Analysis

Analysis
Author: Elliott H. Lieb
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2001
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821827839

This course in real analysis begins with the usual measure theory, then brings the reader quickly to a level where a wider than usual range of topics can be appreciated. Topics covered include Lp- spaces, rearrangement inequalities, sharp integral inequalities, distribution theory, Fourier analysis, potential theory, and Sobolev spaces. To illustrate these topics, there is a chapter on the calculus of variations, with examples from mathematical physics, as well as a chapter on eigenvalue problems (new to this edition). For graduate students of mathematics, and for students of the natural sciences and engineering who want to learn tools of real analysis. Assumes a previous course in calculus. Lieb is affiliated with Princeton University. Loss is affiliated with Georgia Institute of Technology. c. Book News Inc.