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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
Fourth Edition
Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson
528 pages
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Formulae, tables, and diagrams
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196x129mm
978-0-19-923594-0
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Paperback
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23 April 2009
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- More than 3,000 authoritative entries with clear and concise definitions
- Wide-ranging coverage of pure and applied mathematics and statistics
- Clearly illustrated with charts, diagrams, and graphs
- Appendices of useful tables and lists including areas and volumes, inequalities, Roman numerals, and Greek letters
- Includes mathematics of more general interest, such as fractals, game theory, and chaos theory
- Recommended web links for many entries, accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Mathematics companion website
New to this edition - Fully revised and updated content with new entries, e.g. Fermat point, involution, Marcus du Sautoy, and Mathemapedia
- Recommended web links for many entries, accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Mathematics companion website
- Extra appendices: lists and tables of inequalities, moments of inertia, centres of mass, differential equations and their solutions, convergence tests for series, and Roman numerals
- Virtual thumb-tabs for quick reference
Authoritative and reliable, this A-Z provides jargon-free definitions for even the most technical mathematical terms. With 3,000 entries ranging from Achilles paradox to zero matrix, it covers all commonly encountered terms and concepts from pure and applied mathematics and statistics, for example, linear algebra, optimisation, nonlinear equations, and differential equations. In addition, there are entries on major mathematicians and on topics of more general interest, such as fractals, game theory, and chaos.
Using graphs, diagrams, and charts to render definitions as comprehensible as possible, entries are clear and accessible and offer an ideal
introduction to the subject. Useful appendices follow the A-Z dictionary and include lists of Nobel Prize winners and Fields' medallists, Greek letters, formulae, and - new to this edition - tables of inequalities, moments of inertia, Roman numerals, and more. This edition contains recommended web links at entry level, which are accessible and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Mathematics companion website.
Fully revised and updated in line with curriculum and degree requirements this dictionary is indispensable for students and teachers of mathematics, and for anyone encountering mathematics in the workplace.Readership: Students and teachers of mathematics at school and university
level, and those in the related fields of statistics and economics.
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Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson Contributors:
C. Chatfield, BSc, PhD
R. Cheal, BSc
J. B. Gavin, BSc, MSc
University of Bath
J. R. Pulham, BSc, PhD
University of Aberdeen
D. P. Thomas, BSc, PhD
University of Dundee
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Review(s) from previous edition
"the style encourages browsing and a desire to find out more about the topics discussed - Mathematica
"the depth of information provided is admirable" - New Scientist
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Preface
Dictionary
Appendices
Table of Areas and Volumes
Table of Centres of Mass
Table of Moments of Inertia
Table of Derivatives
Table of Integrals
Table of Differential Equations and their Solutions
Table of Series
Table of Convergence Tests for Series
Table of Inequalities
Table of Trigonometric Formulae
Table of Symbols
Table of Greek Letters
Table of Roman numerals
Table of Fields Medal Winners
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