Название: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics, 6th Edition
Автор: Richard Earl and James Nicholson
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 2021
Страниц: 512
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 10.1 MB

With over 4,000 entries, this informative A to Z provides clear, jargon-free definitions on a wide variety of mathematical terms. Its entries cover both pure and applied mathematics, and include key theories, concepts, methods, programmes, people, and terminology.

For this sixth edition, around 800 new terms have been defined, expanding on the dictionary's coverage of topics such as algebra, differential geometry, algebraic geometry, representation theory, and statistics. Among this new material are articles such as cardinal arithmetic, first fundamental form, Lagrange's theorem, Navier-Stokes equations, potential, and splitting field. The existing entries have also been revised and updated to account for developments in the field.

Numerous supplementary features complement the text, including detailed appendices on basic algebra, areas and volumes, trigonometric formulae, and Roman numerals. Newly added to these sections is a historical timeline of significant mathematicians lives and the emergence of key theorems. There are also illustrations, graphs, and charts throughout the text, as well as useful web links to provide access to further reading.

The target audience for this dictionary ranges from the A-level mathematician or equivalent through to first and second years in higher education. This means some entries need careful designing so that each reader can learn something from an entry. It is unlikely A-level students will be needing to look up formally what an ‘irreducible representation’ is and so such a definition can be written more for a higher-education audience, but they might, more generally, have heard of ‘representation theory’ and want to get a sense of the nature of the subject.