The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things

The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things
Author: Robert Solomon
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1607652226

This little book makes serious math simple—with more than 120 laws, theorems, paradoxes, and more explained in jargon-free terms. The Little Book of Mathematical Principles provides simple, clear explanations for the principles, equations, paradoxes, laws, and theorems that form the basis of modern mathematics. It is a refreshingly engaging tour of Fibonacci numbers, Euclid's Elements, and Zeno's paradoxes, as well as other fundamental principles such as chaos theory, game theory, and the game of life. Renowned mathematics author Dr. Robert Solomon simplifies the ancient discipline of mathematics and provides fascinating answers to intriguing questions, such as: What is the greatest pyramid?, What is a perfect number?, and Is there a theory for stacking oranges?

Number Theory and Its History

Number Theory and Its History
Author: Oystein Ore
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2012-07-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486136434

Unusually clear, accessible introduction covers counting, properties of numbers, prime numbers, Aliquot parts, Diophantine problems, congruences, much more. Bibliography.

Little Book of Scientific

Little Book of Scientific
Author: Surendra Verma
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-02-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9788122204919

The Little Book of Scientific Principles, Theories and Things explains 175 laws, principles, equations, theories and things that form the foundations of science. It features all the great names in science, including Pythagoras, Galileo, Newton, Darwin and Einstein, as well as more recent contributors such as Rachel Carson, James Lovelock and StephenHawking. This little book presents serious science simply, answering questions like: What is Pythagoras Theorem?What is the difference between circadian rhythmsand the popular concept of biorhythms?What is the Black Hole Theory?"

A Mathematics Sampler

A Mathematics Sampler
Author: William P. Berlinghoff
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 665
Release: 2001-01-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461608767

Now in its fifth edition, A Mathematics Sampler presents mathematics as both science and art, focusing on the historical role of mathematics in our culture. It uses selected topics from modern mathematics—including computers, perfect numbers, and four-dimensional geometry—to exemplify the distinctive features of mathematics as an intellectual endeavor, a problem-solving tool, and a way of thinking about the rapidly changing world in which we live. A Mathematics Sampler also includes unique LINK sections throughout the book, each of which connects mathematical concepts with areas of interest throughout the humanities. The original course on which this text is based was cited as an innovative approach to liberal arts mathematics in Lynne Cheney's report, "50 HOURS: A Core Curriculum for College Students", published by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Little Book of String Theory

The Little Book of String Theory
Author: Steven S. Gubser
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2010-02-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1400834430

The essential beginner's guide to string theory The Little Book of String Theory offers a short, accessible, and entertaining introduction to one of the most talked-about areas of physics today. String theory has been called the "theory of everything." It seeks to describe all the fundamental forces of nature. It encompasses gravity and quantum mechanics in one unifying theory. But it is unproven and fraught with controversy. After reading this book, you'll be able to draw your own conclusions about string theory. Steve Gubser begins by explaining Einstein's famous equation E = mc2, quantum mechanics, and black holes. He then gives readers a crash course in string theory and the core ideas behind it. In plain English and with a minimum of mathematics, Gubser covers strings, branes, string dualities, extra dimensions, curved spacetime, quantum fluctuations, symmetry, and supersymmetry. He describes efforts to link string theory to experimental physics and uses analogies that nonscientists can understand. How does Chopin's Fantasie-Impromptu relate to quantum mechanics? What would it be like to fall into a black hole? Why is dancing a waltz similar to contemplating a string duality? Find out in the pages of this book. The Little Book of String Theory is the essential, most up-to-date beginner's guide to this elegant, multidimensional field of physics.

Elements of Relativity Theory

Elements of Relativity Theory
Author: Derek F. Lawden
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486435024

The basic concepts of relativity theory are conveyed through worked and unworked examples in this text, which requires only elementary algebra and emphasizes physical principles and concepts. 1985 edition.

A Collection of Problems on the Equations of Mathematical Physics

A Collection of Problems on the Equations of Mathematical Physics
Author: Vasilij S. Vladimirov
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2013-11-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662055589

The extensive application of modern mathematical teehniques to theoretical and mathematical physics requires a fresh approach to the course of equations of mathematical physics. This is especially true with regards to such a fundamental concept as the 80lution of a boundary value problem. The concept of a generalized solution considerably broadens the field of problems and enables solving from a unified position the most interesting problems that cannot be solved by applying elassical methods. To this end two new courses have been written at the Department of Higher Mathematics at the Moscow Physics anrl Technology Institute, namely, "Equations of Mathematical Physics" by V. S. Vladimirov and "Partial Differential Equations" by V. P. Mikhailov (both books have been translated into English by Mir Publishers, the first in 1984 and the second in 1978). The present collection of problems is based on these courses and amplifies them considerably. Besides the classical boundary value problems, we have ineluded a large number of boundary value problems that have only generalized solutions. Solution of these requires using the methods and results of various branches of modern analysis. For this reason we have ineluded problems in Lebesgue in tegration, problems involving function spaces (especially spaces of generalized differentiable functions) and generalized functions (with Fourier and Laplace transforms), and integral equations.

The Little Book of Maths Theorems, Theories and Things

The Little Book of Maths Theorems, Theories and Things
Author: Surendra Verma
Publisher: New Holland Publishers (AU)
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2008
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1921655321

Mathematics is indeed fun as this little book testifies. This book presents a unique collection of mathematical ideas, theories, theorems, conjectures, rules, facts, equations, formulas, paradoxes, fallacies and puzzles with short, simple and witty explanations that require no background in mathematics.

The Solution of Equations in Integers

The Solution of Equations in Integers
Author: A. O. Gelfond
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2018-03-19
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 048682988X

Covering applications to physics and engineering as well, this relatively elementary discussion of algebraic equations with integral coefficients and with more than one unknown will appeal to students and mathematicians from high school level onward. 1961 edition.