THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF MATHEMATICS

John Daintith; R.D. Nelson (Editors)

ISBN 10: 0140511199 / ISBN 13: 9780140511192

Published by Penguin Group, London, UK, 1989

About this Item

Text/As New, showing trace margin discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light shelf wear. Dictionary of mathematical terms, both pure & applied, for fast reference. Volume comprised of some 2800 entries w/biographic sketches of major mathematicians. 350 pgs. Fine copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF MATHEMATICS
• Publisher: Penguin Group, London, UK
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140511199
• ISBN 13: 9780140511192
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition, First Thus
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mathematics, Arithmetic, Numbers
  • Dictionary, Encyclopedia
  • Reference, Resource

About this title

Synopsis

From algebra to number theory and from statistics to mechanics, this versatile dictionary takes in all branches of pure and applied mathematics up to first-year university level. Invaluable for mathematicians, it is also a useful source book for economists, business people, engineers, technicians and scientists of all kinds who need a knowledge of mathematics in the course of their work.

About the Author

David Nelson is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester, England, specializing in mathematics education and microcomputing.