The concise Oxford dictionary of mathematics
"This informative A to Z provides clear, jargon-free definitions of a wide variety of mathematical terms. Its articles cover both pure and applied mathematics and statistics, and include key theories, concepts, methods, programmes, people, and terminology... Numerous supplementary features comp...
| Main Author: | Earl, Richard, |
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| Other Authors: | Nicholson, James |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Edition: | Sixth edition. |
| Series: |
Oxford quick reference.
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| Summary: |
"This informative A to Z provides clear, jargon-free definitions of a wide variety of mathematical terms. Its articles cover both pure and applied mathematics and statistics, and include key theories, concepts, methods, programmes, people, and terminology... Numerous supplementary features complement the text, including detailed appendices on basic algebra, areas and volumes, trigonometric formulae, and Roman numerals. Newly added to these sections is a historical timeline of significant mathematicians' lives and the emergence of key theorems. There are also illustrations, graphs, and charts throughout the text, as well as useful web links to provide access to further reading."--Publisher. |
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| Item Description: |
"This informative A to Z provides clear, jargon-free definitions of a wide variety of mathematical terms. Its articles cover both pure and applied mathematics and statistics, and include key theories, concepts, methods, programmes, people, and terminology... Numerous supplementary features complement the text, including detailed appendices on basic algebra, areas and volumes, trigonometric formulae, and Roman numerals. Newly added to these sections is a historical timeline of significant mathematicians' lives and the emergence of key theorems. There are also illustrations, graphs, and charts throughout the text, as well as useful web links to provide access to further reading."--Publisher. Intro -- How to search -- Alphabetical List of Entries -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Contributors to the First and Second Editions -- Preface to Second Edition* -- Preface to Third Edition -- Preface to Fourth Edition -- Preface to Fifth Edition -- Preface to Sixth Editione problems -- 1. P versus NP -- 2. The Hodge conjecture -- 3. The *Riemann hypothesis -- 4. Yang-Mills existence and mass gap -- 5. Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness. 6. The *Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture -- 7. The Poincaré conjecture -- Appendix 24 Historical timeline. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| ISBN: |
9780192584052 0192584057 9780191880605 0191880604 |