Math in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained In An Instant (Knowledge in a Flash)

Glendinning, Paul

ISBN 10: 1623650089 / ISBN 13: 9781623650087

Published by Quercus, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Math in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained In An Instant (Knowledge in a Flash)
• Publisher: Quercus
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1623650089
• ISBN 13: 9781623650087
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 13 ounces

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Synopsis

Paul Glendinning is Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester. He was founding Head of School for Mathematics at the combined University of Manchester and has published over fifty academic articles and an undergraduate textbook on chaos theory.
 
Both simple and accessible, Math in Minutes is a visually led introduction to 200 key mathematical concepts. Each concept is described by means of an easy-to-understand illustration and a compact, 200-word explanation. Concepts span all of the key areas of mathematics, including Fundamentals of Mathematics, Sets and Numbers, Geometry, Equations, Limits, Functions and Calculus, Vectors and Algebra, Complex Numbers, Combinatorics, Number Theory, and more.

About the Author

Paul Glendinning is Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester. He was a student and a lecturer at Cambridge before moving to a chair at Queen Mary, University of London and then Manchester (UMIST). He was founding Head of School for Mathematics at the combined University of Manchester and has published over fifty academic articles and an undergraduate textbook on chaos theory.