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The Facts on File dictionary of mathematics.
- Title
- The Facts on File dictionary of mathematics.
- Publication
- New York : Facts On File, 1999.
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| Text | Request in advance | QA5 .F35 1999 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 241 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Revised and expanded, The Facts On File Dictionary of Mathematics, Third Edition, contains approximately 3,000 entries that explain, clearly and concisely, the most important and commonly used terms in every branch of mathematics." "More than 200 new terms increase coverage of applied mathematics and computer science." "Almost 100 line drawings illustrate complex concepts, and extensive cross-references guarantee that no user will waste time searching for the right definition. Tables list symbols and notation, symbols for physical quantities, units of measure, conversion factors, formulas, important constants, and the Greek alphabet."--Jacket.
- Alternative Title
- Dictionary of mathematics
- Subject
- Mathematics > Dictionaries
- Genre/Form
- Dictionaries
- Dictionaries.
- Contents
- PARTIAL APPENDICES: Symbols and notation. -Symbols for physical quantities. -Imperial units. -Conversion factors. -Areas and volumes. -Expansions. -Derivatives. -Integrals. -Trigomonetric formulae. -Powers and roots. -Fundamental constants. -Dimensions and units. -The Greek alphabet.
- ISBN
- 0816039135 (hc. : acid-free paper)
- 0816039143 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- ^^^99017789^
- OCLC
- 40698642
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library