The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics

John Daintith, R.D. Nelson

ISBN 10: 0140511199 / ISBN 13: 9780140511192

Verlag: Puffin, 1989

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics
• Verlag: Puffin
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1989
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0140511199
• ISBN-13: 9780140511192
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

This dictionary, up to and including first-year university level, covers pure mathematics, statistics, probability theory, information theory, game theory, cybernetics logic and applied mathematics. In addition, a number of short biographies of major mathematicians are given.

Reseña del editor

From algebra to number theory and from statistics to mechanics, this versatile dictionary takes in all branches of pure and applied mathematics up to first-year university level. Invaluable for mathematicians, it is also a useful source book for economists, business people, engineers, technicians and scientists of all kinds who need a knowledge of mathematics in the course of their work.