Mathematics Dictionary / Edition 5

by R.C. James

Overview

Throughout the preparation of each edition of this dictionary, the guiding objective has been to make it useful for students, scientists, engineers, and others interested in the meaning of mathemati­ cal terms and concepts. It is intended to be essentially complete in the coverage of topics that occur in precollege or undergraduate college mathematics courses, as well as covering many topics from beginning graduate-level courses. In addition, many other interesting and important mathematical concepts are included. When preparing this edition, emphasis was given on revising and updating topics included in previous editions and to introducing many new topics, so as to reflect recent interesting and exciting developments in mathematics. An important feature continued and extended in this edition is the multilingual index in French, German, Russian, and Spanish. The English equivalents of mathemati­ cal terms in these languages enable the reader not only to learn the English meaning of a foreign-language mathematical term, but also to find its definition in the body of this book. Although this is by no means a mere word dictionary, neither is it an encyclopedia. It is a correlated condensation of mathematical concepts, designed for time-saving reference work. Never­ theless, the general reader can come to an understanding of a new concept by looking up unfamiliar terms in the definition at hand and following this procedure down to familiar concepts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412990410
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	07/31/1992
Edition description:	5th ed. 1992. Softcover reprint of the original 5th ed. 1992
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.29(d)

Table of Contents

Preface.- Dictionary of Mathematical Terms.- Denominate Numbers.- Mathematical Symbols.- Arithmetic, Algebra, Number Theory.- Trigonometry and Hyperbolic Functions.- Geometry.- Calculus and Analysis.- Logic and Set Theory.- Topology and Abstract Spaces.- Mathematics of Finance.- Statistics.- Differentiation Formulas.- Integral Tables.- Greek Alphabet.- French—English Index.- German—English Index.- Russian-English Index.- Spanish—English Index.

Editorial Reviews

**** Cited in Sheehy and BCL3. New edition of a standard dictionary that defines, and in selected entries, details mathematical terms and concepts. An essential for math collections. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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