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The VNR concise encyclopedia of mathematics
- Title
- The VNR concise encyclopedia of mathematics / W. Gellert [and others], editors ; K.A. Hirsch, H. Reichardt, scientific advisors.
- Publication
- New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1977, ©1975.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QA40 .V18 1977 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 760 pages, 28 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- A comprehensive color-coded compilation of information on elementary and higher mathematics and aspects of contemporary mathematics includes scores of worked-out problems, definitions, and theorems.
- Uniform Title
- Mathematik. English.
- Alternative Title
- Mathematics at a glance.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Handbook
- handbooks.
- Handbooks and manuals
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Guides et manuels.
- Note
- First published under title: Mathematics at a glance.
- Includes indexes.
- Contents
- 1. Fundamental operations on rational numbers -- 2. Higher arithmetical operations -- 3. Development of the number system -- 4. Algebraic equations -- 5. Functions -- 6. Percentages, interest and annuities -- 7. Plane Geometry -- 8. Solid Geometry -- 9. Descriptive Geometry -- 10. Trigonometry -- 11. Plane Trigonometry -- 12. Spherical Trigonometry -- 13. Analytical Geometry of the plane -- 14. Set Theory -- 15. The elements of mathematical logic -- 16. Groups and Fields -- 17. Linear Algebra -- 18. Sequences, series, limits -- 19. Differential calculus -- 20. Integral calculus -- 21. Series of functions -- 22. Ordinary differential equations -- 23. Complex analysis -- 24. Analytic geometry of space -- 25. Projective geometry -- 26. Differential geometry, convex bodies, integral geometry -- 27. Probability theory and statistics -- 28. Calculus of errors, adjustment of data, approximation theory -- 29. Numerical analysis -- 30. Mathematical optimization -- 31. Number theory -- 32. Algebraic geometry -- 33. Further algebraic structures -- 34. Topology -- 35. Measure theory -- 36. Graph Theory -- 37. Potential theory and partial differential equations -- 38. Calculus of Variations -- 39. Integral Functions -- 40. Functional analysis -- 41. Foundations of Geometry-Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry -- 42. Foundations of Mathematics.
- ISBN
- 0442226462
- 9780442226466
- 0442226470
- 9780442226473
- LCCN
- 76014575
- OCLC
- ocm02346058
- 2346058
- SCSB-1180507
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library