CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics

by Eric W. Weisstein

Overview

Upon publication, the first edition of the CRCConcise Encyclopedia of Mathematics received overwhelming accolades for its unparalleled scope, readability, and utility. It soon took its place among the top selling books in the history of Chapman & Hall/CRC, and its popularity continues unabated.

Yet also unabated has been the d

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040066539
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/12/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	3252
File size:	151 MB
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Table of Contents

Alphabetic listing of encyclopedic articles.

Editorial Reviews

This compendium of mathematical definitions, formulas, figures, tabulations, and references is written in an informal style intended to make it accessible to a broad spectrum of readers with a wide range of mathematical backgrounds and interests. It draws connections between many areas of mathematics and science and offers concise, definitions, a multidisciplinary approach regarding the use of mathematics, 110,000 cross-references to other topics and sources (including many internet sites), and thousands of illustrations, formulas and derivations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

Praise for the first edition:

"This extraordinary volume beautifully captures many of the discoveries in mathematics in a readable and authoritative fashion…What is truly exceptional is that this encyclopedia is the product of a single dedicated and talented author…This book is an excellent resource for both teaching and research libraries…"
-Journal of Mathematical Psychology

"I cannot praise the work too highly: Its vast scope and readability make the encyclopedia a great success."
- Robert Dickau

"Impressive...I found it very interesting and spent time reading about a variety of topics for which I had very little background or knowledge...A valuable source of information..."
- W.E. Schiesser, Lehigh University

"Users will actually look forward to picking it up… one of the more important tools that will help college students actually grasp important mathematical concepts, written in such a way as to invite students to return to it time and again to discover that they really can understand mathematics and apply its concepts to derive solutions to practical problems."

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