Elsevier's Dictionary of Mathematics

K. Peeva

ISBN 10: 0444829539 / ISBN 13: 9780444829535

Published by Elsevier Science Jan 2000, 2000

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Elsevier's Dictionary of Mathematics contains 11,652 entries with more than 4,750 cross-references. Selection of the terms was based either on their significance or on their frequency of use according to authoritative encyclopedias, dictionaries and textbooks. Included are both modern developments and contemporary changes in terminology as well as recently established terms. The terminology covers all the major branches from elementary to advanced subjects: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, set theory, discrete mathematics, logic, Boolean algebra, linear algebra, matrix algebra, calculus, differential equations, vector algebra, field theory, probability theory and statistics, optimization, numerical methods, mathematical programming, modern algebra, algebraic structures, computer algebra, category theory, applied mathematics, theory of automata and formal languages, theory of games, theory of graphs, as well as some commonly used entries in computer architecture, hardware, communications, system and application software, microprogramming, etc. This work will provide readers, writers and translators with a guide of the most widely used terms and collections in the area, and will prove to be a useful tool for all professionals exploring the multilingual scientific terminology. 1008 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Elsevier's Dictionary of Mathematics
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Jan 2000
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444829539
• ISBN 13: 9780444829535
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 174H x 60D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 174 millimeters height by 60 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1707 grams

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Synopsis

Elsevier's Dictionary of Mathematics contains 11,652 entries with more than 4,750 cross-references. Selection of the terms was based either on their significance or on their frequency of use according to authoritative encyclopedias, dictionaries and textbooks. Included are both modern developments and contemporary changes in terminology as well as recently established terms.

The terminology covers all the major branches from elementary to advanced subjects: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, set theory, discrete mathematics, logic, Boolean algebra, linear algebra, matrix algebra, calculus, differential equations, vector algebra, field theory, probability theory and statistics, optimization, numerical methods, mathematical programming, modern algebra, algebraic structures, computer algebra, category theory, applied mathematics, theory of automata and formal languages, theory of games, theory of graphs, as well as some commonly used entries in computer architecture, hardware, communications, system and application software, microprogramming, etc.

This work will provide readers, writers and translators with a guide of the most widely used terms and collections in the area, and will prove to be a useful tool for all professionals exploring the multilingual scientific terminology.

Review

...The range is impressive, from trigonometry to statistics.
International Journal for Language and Documentation
...This dictionary is expected to be a useful tool for writers, students, translators and other professionals who explore the multilingual field of scientific terminology.
Translatio-Nouvelles de la Fit
...The dictionary under review, however, is without any doubt the most valuable, complete, and useful one. ...This dictionary is a must for every math library.
Zentralblatt Fur Mathematik