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| Author | : E.C. Titchmarsh |
| Publisher | : Courier Dover Publications |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2017-04-19 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0486813924 |
"A first-class mathematician's lucid, unhurried account of the science of numbers from arithmetic through the calculus." — James R. Newman, The World of Mathematics. This highly accessible introduction to mathematics is geared toward readers seeking a firm grasp of the essentials of mathematical theory and practice. The treatment also offers a concise outline of mathematical history and a clearer notion of why mathematicians do what they do. Author E. C. Titchmarsh, who served for many years as Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford University, begins with counting and the fundamentals of arithmetic. He guides readers through the complexities of algebra, fractions, geometry, irrational numbers, logarithms, infinite series, complex numbers, quadratic equations, trigonometry, functions, and integral and differential calculus. Titchmarsh's graceful, fluid style helps make complicated topics easier to grasp, and his inclusion of numerous examples will prove especially helpful to readers with little or no background in mathematics.
| Author | : Ian Stewart |
| Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 367 |
| Release | : 2012-05-23 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0486134954 |
In this charming volume, a noted English mathematician uses humor and anecdote to illuminate the concepts of groups, sets, subsets, topology, Boolean algebra, and other mathematical subjects. 200 illustrations.
| Author | : David Acheson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2020-10-22 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0192585371 |
How can we be sure that Pythagoras's theorem is really true? Why is the 'angle in a semicircle' always 90 degrees? And how can tangents help determine the speed of a bullet? David Acheson takes the reader on a highly illustrated tour through the history of geometry, from ancient Greece to the present day. He emphasizes throughout elegant deduction and practical applications, and argues that geometry can offer the quickest route to the whole spirit of mathematics at its best. Along the way, we encounter the quirky and the unexpected, meet the great personalities involved, and uncover some of the loveliest surprises in mathematics.
| Author | : R.K. Sachs |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 302 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 1461299039 |
This is a book about physics, written for mathematicians. The readers we have in mind can be roughly described as those who: I. are mathematics graduate students with some knowledge of global differential geometry 2. have had the equivalent of freshman physics, and find popular accounts of astrophysics and cosmology interesting 3. appreciate mathematical elarity, but are willing to accept physical motiva tions for the mathematics in place of mathematical ones 4. are willing to spend time and effort mastering certain technical details, such as those in Section 1. 1. Each book disappoints so me readers. This one will disappoint: 1. physicists who want to use this book as a first course on differential geometry 2. mathematicians who think Lorentzian manifolds are wholly similar to Riemannian ones, or that, given a sufficiently good mathematical back ground, the essentials of a subject !ike cosmology can be learned without so me hard work on boring detaiis 3. those who believe vague philosophical arguments have more than historical and heuristic significance, that general relativity should somehow be "proved," or that axiomatization of this subject is useful 4. those who want an encyclopedic treatment (the books by Hawking-Ellis [1], Penrose [1], Weinberg [1], and Misner-Thorne-Wheeler [I] go further into the subject than we do; see also the survey article, Sachs-Wu [1]). 5. mathematicians who want to learn quantum physics or unified fieId theory (unfortunateIy, quantum physics texts all seem either to be for physicists, or merely concerned with formaI mathematics).
| Author | : Oliver Lodge |
| Publisher | : Wentworth Press |
| Total Pages | : 452 |
| Release | : 2019-03 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780526659722 |
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| Author | : Stuart Hollingdale |
| Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 466 |
| Release | : 2006-01-01 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0486450074 |
Each chapter of this portrait of the evolution of mathematics examines the work of an individual — Archimedes, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal, Newton, Einstein, and others — to explore the mathematics of his era. Rather than a series of biographical profiles, readers encounter an accessible chronology of pioneering developments in mathematics. 1989 edition.
| Author | : D. J. Acheson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 9780198516231 |
This excellent book, written by the established author David Acheson, makes mathematics accessible to everyone. Providing an entertaining and witty overview of the subject, the text includes several fascinating puzzles, and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famouscartoonists. This unusual book is one of the most readable explanations of mathematics available.
| Author | : Leonard E. Fuller |
| Publisher | : Courier Dover Publications |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2017-09-13 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0486818462 |
This guide to using matrices as a mathematical tool offers a model for procedure rather than an exposition of theory. Detailed examples illustrate the focus on computational methods. 1962 edition.
| Author | : Alfred North Whitehead |
| Publisher | : Courier Dover Publications |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2017-05-04 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0486821382 |
Concise volume for general students by prominent philosopher and mathematician explains what math is and does, and how mathematicians do it. "Lucid and cogent ... should delight you." — The New York Times. 1911 edition.
| Author | : John Adam |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2011-09-12 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 140083290X |
How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? If you have ever asked questions like these while outdoors, and wondered how you might figure out the answers, this is a book for you. An entertaining and informative collection of fascinating puzzles from the natural world around us, A Mathematical Nature Walk will delight anyone who loves nature or math or both. John Adam presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena--and a few uncommon ones--and then shows how to answer them using mostly basic mathematics. Can you weigh a pumpkin just by carefully looking at it? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? What causes the variations in the colors of butterfly wings, bird feathers, and oil slicks? And why are large haystacks prone to spontaneous combustion? These are just a few of the questions you'll find inside. Many of the problems are illustrated with photos and drawings, and the book also has answers, a glossary of terms, and a list of some of the patterns found in nature. About a quarter of the questions can be answered with arithmetic, and many of the rest require only precalculus. But regardless of math background, readers will learn from the informal descriptions of the problems and gain a new appreciation of the beauty of nature and the mathematics that lies behind it.
