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The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics

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The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics is a comprehensive guide offering a sweeping overview of applied mathematics and its significance in various fields. It delves into the subject's history, foundational theories, and applications, making complex concepts accessible to a broad audience. This book serves as an essential resource for anyone keen on understanding the diverse ways mathematics is applied in science, engineering, and beyond.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a keen interest in the real-world applications of mathematics and a desire to understand the deep connections between mathematical theories and practical problems in science, engineering, and beyond. The comprehensive nature of the book offers insights and explanations that could be invaluable for students, researchers, and professionals looking to bridge the gap between abstract mathematical concepts and their tangible implications in various fields.

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This is the most authoritative and accessible single-volume reference book on applied mathematics. Featuring numerous entries by leading experts and organized thematically, it introduces readers to applied mathematics and its uses; explains key concepts; describes important equations, laws, and functions; looks at exciting areas of research; covers

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The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics is the most authoritative and accessible single-volume reference book on applied mathematics. Featuring numerous entries by leading experts and organised thematically, it introduces readers to applied mathematics and its uses, explains key concepts, describes important equations, laws, and functions, and looks at exciting areas of research.

This book covers modelling and simulation, explores areas of application, and more. Modelled on the popular Princeton Companion to Mathematics, this volume is an indispensable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in other disciplines seeking a user-friendly reference book on applied mathematics.

The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics features nearly 200 entries organised thematically and written by an international team of distinguished contributors. It presents the major ideas and branches of applied mathematics in a clear and accessible way, explains important mathematical concepts, methods, equations, and applications, and introduces the language of applied mathematics and the goals of applied mathematical research.

The book gives a wide range of examples of mathematical modelling and covers continuum mechanics, dynamical systems, numerical analysis, discrete and combinatorial mathematics, mathematical physics, and much more. It explores the connections between applied mathematics and other disciplines, and includes suggestions for further reading, cross-references, and a comprehensive index.

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i>The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics is highly praised for its extensive and valuable content, offering a wealth of insights across a broad spectrum of applied mathematics topics. Reviewers commend its readability, engaging presentation, and usefulness as a reference for students and professionals alike. It's considered a significant contribution to mathematical literature, ideal for university libraries and anyone keen on the field of applied mathematics.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780691150390

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 September 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Illustration: 23 color illus. 20 halftones. 160 line illus.

Contributors:

  • Edited by Nicholas J. Higham
  • Associate editor Mark R. Dennis
  • Associate editor Paul Glendinning
  • Associate editor Paul A. Martin
  • Associate editor Fadil Santosa
  • Associate editor Jared Tanner

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 2240g

Pages: 1032

About the Author

Nicholas J. Higham is the Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics at The University of Manchester. Mark R. Dennis is professor of theoretical physics at the University of Bristol. Paul Glendinning is professor of applied mathematics at The University of Manchester. Paul A. Martin is professor of applied mathematics at the Colorado School of Mines. Fadil Santosa is professor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota. Jared Tanner is professor of the mathematics of information at the University of Oxford.

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