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R. Sujatha, R. (Tata Institute of Fundamental Researc Sujatha, R. (Vellore Institute of Technology Sujatha, R. Ramaswamy Sujatha, H. N. Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy H. N....

Math Unlimited - Essays in Mathematics

English · Hardback

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Preface Part I: Mathematics for its Own Sake 1. Group Theory—What’s Beyond 2. Splitting Primes 3. Elliptic Curves and Number Theory 4. Curvature and Relativity 5. Generating Functions 6. Approximating Continuous Functions by Polynomials Part II: Applicable Mathematics 7. The Wonderful World of Eigenvalues 8. On Pták’s Nondiscrete Induction 9. Partial Differential Equations 10. Large Deviations 11. From the Binary Alphabet to Quantum Computation 12. Is There a Science Behind Opinion Polls? 13. An Introduction to Financial Mathematics Part III: Mathematics and Computer Science 14. Linear Time, Almost Linear Time, and Almost Always Linear Time: Snippets from the Work of Robert Endre Tarjan 15. Group Representations and Algorithmic Complexity 16. Regular Languages: From Automata to Logic and Back Part IV: Mathematics and Physics 17. Variational Calculus in Mathematics and Physics 18. The Forces of Nature 19. The Reciprocal Interaction Between Mathematics and Natural Law Part V: Mathematics and Biology 20. An Introduction to Mathematical Biology 21. Mathematics and Biology: The Growing Synergy 22. Mathematical Biology: A Modelling Approach 23. A Mathematical Approach to Brain and Cognition Part VI: Mathematics over the Millenia 24. Rational Quadrilaterals from Brahmagupta to Kummer 25. Magic Squares 26. Differences in Style, but not in Substance: Ancient Indian Study of Combinatorial Methods 27. In Square Circle: Geometric Knowledge of the Indus Civilization

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This collection of essays spans pure and applied mathematics

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Authors	R. Sujatha, R. (Tata Institute of Fundamental Researc Sujatha, R. (Vellore Institute of Technology Sujatha, R. Ramaswamy Sujatha
Assisted by	H. N. Ramaswamy (Editor), Ramaswamy H. N. (Editor), R. Sujatha (Editor), Sujatha R. (Editor), C. S. Yogananda (Editor)
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd.

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	30.04.2018

EAN	9781138442030
ISBN	978-1-138-44203-0
No. of pages	492
Subjects	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous MATHEMATICS / Applied, Mathematics, Applied mathematics

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