A Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Christopher Clapham (Author)

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  Paperback
  1990

  $3.21

  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.

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.21

  Authoritative and reliable, this is the ideal reference guide for students of mathematics at school or in the first year at university. Many entries have been added for this new edition, expanding coverage in the area of computing, including entries on Linear Algebra, Optimisation, Nonlinear equations, Differential equations, and others. More biographies of prominent mathematicians are also added, including Nobel Prizewinners and Fields' medalists. Terms used in first-year university courses, e.g. Lorenz attractor, Linear programming, Liouville numbers, etc., bring the new edition right up-to-date. The dictionary covers both pure and applied mathematics as well as statistics, and there are entries on major mathematicians and mathematics of more general interest, such as fractals, game theory, and chaos.