Product Description

From algebra to number theory, statistics to mechanics, this versatile and completely updated reference takes in all branches of pure and applied mathematics. Features include:
• More than 3,200 cross-referenced entries, supported by dozens of explanatory diagrams
• Expanded, up-to-date sections on such topics as chaos, fractals, and graph theory
• Biographies of more than 200 key figures in mathematics
• Comprehensive coverage of subjects taught in both high school and college

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1037920 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11-25
• Released on: 2003-12-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 150 pages

Review
"A masterpiece."
-New Scientist

About the Author
David Nelson specializes in mathematical education and microcomputing.

Customer Reviews

Handy reference
This book is useful for anyone doing maths at college. It summarizes just about everything and is good as a quick reference to refresh your memory on something. (It is also fun just to page through, and look at all the wierd things that mathematicians have come up with). Another advantage is that if you are studying a section in maths that you are finding a little confusing or hard to grasp, the entry in this dictionary will give the important points. But don't expect too much detail, which I think is the main drawback of the book.

Really, really helpful!
Anybody who regularly does math on a more-or-less advanced level will delight in this book; it is exhaustive but managable (the size of a common pocket novel, really) and quite concise. Buyers should realize, of course, that books like these are not meant to learn you calculus or whatever; instead, it is more of a helpful hand when you need it. Now, what was that formula for partial integration, again...?

Highly recommended for college mathematics students
As a student studying mathematics, I find it very useul! Packed with 3200 terms and 200 illustrations, It's a great quick reference guide. I found things in this guide that I couldn't find in any other book or guide. Another thing about this reference guide is the lack of poor illustrations and examples. Some things this guide helped me with is PARABOLAS, ELLIPSES, HYPERBOLAS, GAMMA FUNTION, ZETA FUNCTION, FEIGENBAUM NUMBER, THE GREEK ALPHABET, and much more. I thank David Nelson and Penguin Books for such excellent work.