Mathknow mathematics, applied sciences and real life /
The continuous development and growth of its many branches, both classical and modern, permeates and fertilizes all aspects of applied science and technology, and so has a vital impact on our modern society. This book focus on these aspects.
| Other Authors: | Emmer, Michele., Quarteroni, Alfio., SpringerLink (Online Service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Milan ; New York :
Springer,
©2009.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 263 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map. |
| Series: |
MS & A (series) ;
v. 3. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Preface; The misuse of mathematics; Mathematics and literature; Applied partial differential equations: visualization by photography; The spirit of algebra; Theory and applications of Raptor codes; Other geometries in architecture: bubbles, knots and minimal surfaces; Soft matter: mathematical models of smart materials; Soap films and soap bubbles: from Plateau to the olympic swimming pool in Beijing; Games suggest how to define rational behavior. Surprising aspects of interactive decision theory; Archaeoastronomy at Giza: the ancient Egyptians' mathematical astronomy in action.