Mathematics
Discover top mathematics books, including the best textbooks, workbooks, and advanced engineering mathematics guides. Find essential mathematics dictionaries and the best books to learn math.
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Plasticity TheoryThe aim of Plasticity Theory is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the contemporary state of knowledge in basic plasticity theory and to its applications. It treats several areas not commonly found between the covers of a single book: the physics of plasticity, constitutive...
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Mathematician's DelightRecommended with confidence by The Times Literary Supplement, this lively survey starts with simple arithmetic and algebra and proceeds by gradual steps through graphs, logarithms, and trigonometry to calculus and the world of numbers. Generations of readers have found it the ideal introduction to...
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Basic Linear Partial Differential EquationsFocusing on the archetypes of linear partial differential equations, this text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students employs nontraditional methods to explain classical material. Topics include the Cauchy problem, boundary value problems, and mixed problems and evolution equations. Nearly 400 exercises enable students to...
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Foundations of Measurement Volume III: Representation, Axiomatization, and Invariancevolume 3All of the sciences -- physical, biological, and social -- have a need for quantitative measurement. This influential series, Foundations of Measurement, established the formal basis for measurement, justifying the assignment of numbers to objects in terms of their structural correspondence.Volume I introduces the...
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Mathematical Logic: A First CourseSuitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this self-contained text will appeal to readers from diverse fields and varying backgrounds -- including mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, computer science, and engineering. It features numerous exercises of varying levels of difficulty, many with solutions.A survey of the...
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Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Some of Their ApplicationsLie group theory plays an increasingly important role in modern physical theories. Many of its calculations remain fundamentally unchanged from one field of physics to another, altering only in terms of symbols and the language. Using the theory of Lie groups as a unifying...
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Coordinate GeometryA thorough, complete, and unified introduction, this volume affords exceptional insights into coordinate geometry. It makes extensive use of determinants, but no previous knowledge is assumed; they are introduced from the beginning as a natural tool for coordinate geometry. Invariants of conic sections and...
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Real Computing Made Real: Preventing Errors in Scientific and Engineering CalculationsEngineers and scientists who want to avoid insidious errors in their computer-assisted calculations will welcome this concise guide to trouble-shooting. Real Computing Made Real offers practical advice on detecting and removing bugs. It also outlines techniques for preserving significant figures, avoiding extraneous solutions, and...
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Practical Conic Sections: The Geometric Properties of Ellipses, Parabolas and HyperbolasIllustrated with interesting examples from everyday life, this text shows how to create ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas and presents fascinating historical background on their ancient origins. The text starts with a discussion of techniques for generating the conic curves, showing how to create accurate...
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Boolean Reasoning: The Logic of Boolean EquationsA systematic treatment of Boolean reasoning, this concise, newly revised edition combines the works of early logicians with recent investigations, including previously unpublished research results.For the benefit of readers without formal training in mathematics, the text starts with an overview of elementary mathematical concepts...
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Introduction to Tensor Calculus, Relativity and CosmologyThis elementary introduction pays special attention to aspects of tensor calculus and relativity that students tend to find most difficult. Its use of relatively unsophisticated mathematics in the early chapters allows readers to develop their confidence within the framework of Cartesian coordinates before undertaking...
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Optimization Theory for Large SystemsImportant text examines most significant algorithms for optimizing large systems and clarifying relations between optimization procedures. Much data appear as charts and graphs and will be highly valuable to readers in selecting a method and estimating computer time and cost in problem-solving. Initial chapter...
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The Finite Element Method: Linear Static and Dynamic Finite Element AnalysisThis text is geared toward assisting engineering and physical science students in cultivating comprehensive skills in linear static and dynamic finite element methodology. Based on courses taught at Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology, it ranges from fundamental concepts to practical computer...
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Complex Variables: Second EditionThe most important topics in the theory and application of complex variables receive a thorough, coherent treatment in this introductory text. Intended for undergraduates or graduate students in science, mathematics, and engineering, this volume features hundreds of solved examples, exercises, and applications designed to...
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A Mathematical History of the Golden NumberThis comprehensive study traces the historic development of division in extreme and mean ratio (""the golden number"") from its first appearance in Euclid's Elements through the 18th century. Features numerous illustrations.Author: Roger Herz-Fischler, MathematicsPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 01/29/1998Pages: 216Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 11.20h x 8.28w...
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Quick Arithmetic: A Self-Teaching GuideMaster math at your own pace Does working with numbers often frustrate you? Do you need to brush up on your basic math skills? Do you feel math stands between you and your career goals, or a better grade at school?Quick Arithmetic, Third Edition...
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The Mathematical Universe"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they...
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Why Knot?: An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Knots with Tangle [With The Tangle]Those with an interest in knots, both young and old, will enjoy reading Why Knot? An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Knots. Colin Adams, well-known for his advanced research in topology and knot theory, is the author of this new book that brings...
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A Most Elegant Equation: Euler's Formula and the Beauty of MathematicsAn award-winning science writer introduces us to mathematics using the extraordinary equation that unites five of mathematics' most important numbers Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt as surely as poetry. This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the...
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Algebraic GeometryThis book provides an introduction to abstract algebraic geometry. The prerequisites for this approach are results from commutative algebra, which are stated as needed, and some elementary topology. There are more than 400 exercises throughout the book, offering specific examples as well as more...
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