Mathematics: Web-Linked Dictionary (Collins Web-Linked Dictionary)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (734 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060851791 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 832 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Web-linked DictionaryMathematicsThis completely revised and updated edition is designed for anyone who needs to understand the basic terms of mathematics.Includes more than 9,000 definitions and 400 illustrationsCovers all major fields within mathematics, including real and complex analysis, abstract algebra, number theory, metamathematics, topology, vector calculus, differential equations, continuum mechanics, measure theory, graph theory, and logicNow includes numerous useful links to authoritative Web sites to further expand research in the fieldContains biographical details of important mathematicians
Dr Borwein is a Fellow of the Canadian Royal Society (1994) and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2002). The recipient of an Ontario Rhodes Scholarship, he completed a DPhil in optimization theory in 1974 at Jesus College, Oxford. He received an honorary Doctorate from Limoges in 1999. He has published extensively in th
The best mathematics dictionary on the market M. Jackson NOTE: I own the 1989 edition of this disctionary. I have no experience with the web-linked features.This is an outstanding mathematics dictionary. Unlike other mathematics dictionaries that I have seen, this one is aimed at mathematicians. I used it repeatedly through my undergraduate and graduate careers, and still refer to it frequently now that I am a professor. I have mainly used the dictionary when discussing or reading about something outside of my own areas of expertise . James said Good reference. Students and professionals who must use mathematics are often tripped up by three items: the vocabulary of math, the symbols of math and keeping up with "old what's his names" theorem or postulate. This book can help with all three of those traps.Where Collins Dictionary shines is when you have to learn something new. Say you needed to learn Green's functions. A good start in learning anything about mathematics is to define exactly what you are trying to do. By looking up the d. Very Nice, Useful and Frequently Updated Reference Work! William D. Fusfield I discuss this text in my Amazon review of the similar, if somewhat less complete, Facts on File Dictionary of Mathematics. All in all this is a truly fine book and the best Mathematics Dictionary on the market for anyone whose understanding of key concepts is less than one might expect from a typical Mathematics major in her/his third year of undergraduate course. The book is also surprisingly easy to read and enjoy all on its own. I often find myself "dipping into it," say to
Other distinctions include the 1987 Coxeter-James Lecture of the Canadian Mathematical Society, the 1993 Chauvenet Prize of the Mathematical Association of America, and the presidency of the Canadian Mathematical Society (2000-2002). He received an honorary Doctorate from Limoges in 1999. Borowski is a Senior Lecturer in logic at Glasgow University.A native of St Andrews in Fife, Jonathan Borwein was educated there and in London, Ontario, before graduating in mathematics from the University of Western Ontar