Oxford user's guide to mathematics
By: edited by Eberhard Zeidler [with W. Hackbusch and H.R. Schwarz] ; translated and typeset by Bruce Hunt.
Contributors: Zeidler, Eberhard.; Hackbusch, W., 1948-; Schwarz, Hans Rudolf, 1930-; Hunt, Bruce, 1958-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1284
Subjects: Mathematics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: User's guide to mathematics
Description: "It conveys a lively and modern picture of mathematics; emphasises the close links between different branches of mathematics; responds to the enormous advances in mathematics due to the ever-growing influence of computer science and the role of modern PCs; contains a wealth of material ranging from elementary facts to modern and highly-sophisticated results and methods; and includes a comprehensive bibliography of all contemporary literature in the main fields of mathematics."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 1203-1230) and indexes.