The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Christopher Clapham (Author)

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  Paperback
  1996

  $3.27

  Authoritative and reliable, this is the ideal reference guide for students of mathematics at school or in the first year at university. Nearly 1,000 entries have been added for this second edition, and the dictionary provides clear definitions, with helpful examples, of a wide range of mathematical terms and concepts. * Coverage of pure and applied mathematics, as well as statistics * Entries on major mathematicians * Coverage of mathematics of more general interest, including fractals, game theory, and chaos Appendices give useful tables for ready reference

• Used

  Paperback
  1990

  $3.27

  This is a reference book for students of mathematics which gives definitions and clear explanations of all the terms they are likely to meet. It covers the concepts and terminology of all topics that feature in the A-level syllabus, the first year of degree level courses and teacher training courses. The book also includes entries which are concerned with important mathematics of more general interest, and short biographical sketches of the great mathematicians.