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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Basic Abstract Algebra: For Graduate Students and Advanced UndergraduatesGeared toward upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, this text surveys fundamental algebraic structures and maps between these structures. Its techniques are used in many areas of mathematics, with applications to physics, engineering, and computer science as well. Author Robert B. Ash, a Professor of...
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Mathematics in Ancient GreeceMore than a history of mathematics, this lively book traces mathematical ideas and processes to their sources, stressing the methods used by the masters of the ancient world. Author Tobias Dantzig portrays the human story behind mathematics, showing how flashes of insight in the...
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Natural Deduction: A Proof-Theoretical StudyAn innovative approach to the semantics of logic, proof-theoretic semantics seeks the meaning of propositions and logical connectives within a system of inference. Gerhard Gentzen invented proof-theoretic semantics in the early 1930s, and Dag Prawitz, the author of this study, extended its analytic proofs...
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Nonstandard AnalysisThis wonderful little book by Alain Robert should bring about a complete change in the learning of NSA. The author has accomplished a rare feat in the educational literature. He has succeeded in writing a book which is simple and brilliant, deep and witty,...
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Mathematical Theory of ComputationAttempting to make into a science the art of verifying computer programs (debugging), the author addresses both practical and theoretical aspects. This self-contained treatment includes selected concepts of computability theory and mathematical logic.Author: Zohar MannaPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 12/24/2003Pages: 448Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 8.40h x...
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Tensor Calculus: A Concise CourseThis book will prove to be a good introduction, both for the physicist who wishes to make applications and for the mathematician who prefers to have a short survey before taking up one of the more voluminous textbooks on differential geometry. -- MathSciNet (Mathematical...
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The World of Mathematics, Vol. 1: Volume 1Vol. 1 of a monumental four-volume set includes a general survey of mathematics; historical and biographical information on prominent mathematicians throughout history; material on arithmetic, numbers and the art of counting, and the mathematics of space and motion. Nontechnical articles by and about scores...
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What Is Mathematical Logic?Although mathematical logic can be a formidably abstruse topic, even for mathematicians, this concise book presents the subject in a lively and approachable fashion. It deals with the very important ideas in modern mathematical logic without the detailed mathematical work required of those with...
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Mathematics and the Physical World"Kline is a first-class teacher and an able writer. . . . This is an enlarging and a brilliant book." ― Scientific American"Dr. Morris Kline has succeeded brilliantly in explaining the nature of much that is basic in math, and how it is used...
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Playing with InfinityThis popular account of the many mathematical concepts relating to infinity is one of the best introductions to this subject and to the entire field of mathematics. Dividing her book into three parts -- The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Creative Role of Form, and The...
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Essays on the Theory of NumbersThis volume contains the two most important essays on the logical foundations of the number system by the famous German mathematician J. W. R. Dedekind. The first presents Dedekind's theory of the irrational number-the Dedekind cut idea-perhaps the most famous of several such theories...
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Differential Equations for DummiesThe fun and easy way to understand and solve complex equations Many of the fundamental laws of physics, chemistry, biology, and economics can be formulated as differential equations. This plain-English guide explores the many applications of this mathematical tool and shows how differential equations...
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StatisticsThe Fourth Edition has been carefully revised and updated to reflect current data.Author: David Freedman, Robert Pisani, Roger PurvesPublisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyPublished: 03/01/2007Pages: 720Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 3.20lbsSize: 10.10h x 7.50w x 1.60dISBN: 9780393929720Review Citation(s): Scitech Book News 06/01/2007 pg. 26About the AuthorFreedman,...
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100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know about Math and the ArtsAt first glance, the worlds of math and the arts might not seem like comfortable neighbors. But as mathematician John D. Barrow points out, they have a strong and natural affinity--after all, math is the study of all patterns, and the world of the...
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The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to HeisenbergWhile we may be familiar with some of science's greatest equations, we may not know that each and every equation emerged not in Eureka! moments but in years of cultural developments and scientific knowledge. With vignettes full of humor, drama, and eccentricity, philosopher and...
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Agents of Change: How Content Coaching Transforms Teaching and Learning"If education is to be the learning profession, then we must walk the walk of learners. The bottom line is not perfection, constant success, and high test scores. The bottom line is creating a culture in which learning, innovation, and collaboration are the norms-a...
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MathematicsA modern classic by an accomplished mathematician and best-selling author has been updated to encompass and explain the recent headline-making advances in the field in non-technical terms.Author: Cassius Jackson KeyserPublisher: Columbia University PressPublished: 02/22/2001Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.98w x 0.86dISBN: 9780231116398About...
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The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics, Revised and Updated EditionOur understanding of how the human brain performs mathematical calculations is far from complete, but in recent years there have been many exciting breakthroughs by scientists all over the world. Now, in The Number Sense, Stanislas Dehaene offers a fascinating look at this recent...
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Solving Mathematical Problems: A Personal PerspectiveAuthored by a leading name in mathematics, this engaging and clearly presented text leads the reader through the various tactics involved in solving mathematical problems at the Mathematical Olympiad level. Covering number theory, algebra, analysis, Euclidean geometry, and analytic geometry, Solving Mathematical Problems includes...
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Mi Pre-Algebra, Student Edition"Glencoe Pre-Algebra" is focused, organized, and easy to follow. The program shows your students how to read, write, and understand the unique language of mathematics, so that they are prepared for every type of problem-solving and assessment situation.Author: Malloy, McGraw-HillPublisher: McGraw-Hill/GlencoePublished: 03/01/2005Binding Type: HardcoverWeight:...
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