RecordNumber
18027
LC Class
QA
LC Number
7
LC CutterNumber
.M34
Dewey Class
510
Title
Mathematics today
Author Statement
edited by Lynn Arthur Steen
Publication
Springer-Verlag
Publication Year
c1978
Collation
viii, 367 p.: ill.; 24 cm
Contents
Steen, L. A. Mathematics today.--Hammond, A. L. Mathematics, our invisible culture.--Richards, I. Number theory.--Alperin, J. Groups and symmetry.--Penrose, R. The Geometry of the universe.--Thompson, P. The Mathematics of meteorology.--Appel, K. and Haken, W. The Four color problem.--Graham, R. Combinatorial scheduling theory.--Moore, D. S. Statistical analysis of experimental data.--Davis, M. What is a computation?.-- Schwartz, J. Mathematics as a tool for economic understanding.--Hoppensteadt, F. C. Mathematical aspects of population biology.--Browder, F. E. and Mac Lane, S. The Relevance of mathematics
Subject
Mathematics- Addresses, essays, lectures
ADDED ENTRIES
Steen, Lynn Arthur, 1941-
Holding Info.
0387903054
DocumentNumber
23956
SubTitle
: twelve informal essays
Biblography
Includes bibliographies and index
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