Maths in Minutes - 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant

Informationen zum Autor Paul Glendinning is Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester. He was a student and a lecturer at Cambridge before moving to a chair at Queen Mary, University of London and then Manchester (UMIST). He was founding Head of School for Mathematics at the combined University of Manchester and has published over fifty academic articles and an undergraduate textbook on chaos theory. Klappentext A simple and accessible guide to maths, with 200 key mathematical ideas. Each one is quick and easy to remember, with a picture and a 200 word explanation. Zusammenfassung The quickest possible way to learn about everything from prime numbers to polynomial equations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Numbers. Sets. Sequences and series. Geometry. Algebra. Functions and calculus. Vectors and matrices. Abstract algebra. Complex numbers. Combinatorics. Spaces and topology. Logic and proof. Number theory. Glossary. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Glendinning, Glendinning Paul, Quercus, Quercus Quercus
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9781780873695
• ISBN: 978-1-78087-369-5
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 128 mm x 24 mm
• Series: In Minutes; IN MINUTES
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; MATHEMATICS / General, Mathematics