Mathematical Constants II by Steven R. Finch (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Mathematical Constants II by Steven R. Finch The author continues his outstanding scholarly attempt to bring together all significant mathematical constants in one place. Using this book, students and professionals will discover hidden links between apparently disconnected fields of inquiry. Unsolved problems - the lifeblood of mathematics - appear virtually everywhere as well. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Famous mathematical constants include the ratio of circular circumference to diameter, π = 3.14 …, and the natural logarithm base, e = 2.718 …. Students and professionals can often name a few others, but there are many more buried in the literature and awaiting discovery. How do such constants arise, and why are they important? Here the author renews the search he began in his book Mathematical Constants, adding another 133 essays that broaden the landscape. Topics include the minimality of soap film surfaces, prime numbers, elliptic curves and modular forms, Poisson–Voronoi tessellations, random triangles, Brownian motion, uncertainty inequalities, Prandtl–Blasius flow (from fluid dynamics), Lyapunov exponents, knots and tangles, continued fractions, Galton–Watson trees, electrical capacitance (from potential theory), Zermelos navigation problem, and the optimal control of a pendulum. Unsolved problems appear virtually everywhere as well. This volume continues an outstanding scholarly attempt to bring together all significant mathematical constants in one place. Author Biography Steven R. Finch is Research Computing Specialist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management. He is honoured to have received a Book Fellowship from the Clay Mathematics Institute and a Ford award for expository excellence. After the publication of the first volume of Mathematical Constants (Cambridge, 2003), he worked for three years as a statistical programmer at the Boston University School of Public Health, and then taught for ten years as a preceptor at the Harvard University Department of Statistics. Table of Contents 1. Number theory and combinatorics; 2. Inequalities and approximation; 3. Real and complex analysis; 4. Probability and stochastic processes; 5. Geometry and topology; Index. Review Like the best sequels, this one covers similar ground to the original but finds ways to stay fresh and interesting … any mathematician or math student who picks it up and spends a few minutes with it is likely to find something that is new and of interest to them. … Finch has once again written a collection of essays about a wide range of topics that I expect I will enjoy flipping through for another decade and a half until I look forward to having Volume III land on my desk. Darren Glass, MAA reviewsThis is a remarkable book … [which] can be thought of as a collection of essays that recount stories that are both successful and tangible. Paul F. Bracken, MathSciNetSome of the most intriguing formulas of mathematics (like those of Ramanujan) adorn this treasure trove of mathematical gems … Steven R. Finchs incredible labor of love, an encyclopedia of mathematical constants … contain a total of 269 meticulously documented essays from all fields of mathematics. Osmo Peokonen, The Mathematical IntelligencerTaken together, Mathematical Constants and Mathematical Constants II form a comprehensive and unique work that is a welcome addition to the mathematicians reference library. Steven R. Finch, Notices of the AMSGreat care is taken about numerical results and the precise determination of constants. The choice of the material complements the first volume; overall, the topics seem also to be more advanced, but every now and then there is a little pearl which is indeed accessible at high school level. The text is certainly not intended for linear reading - although this might well be possible - but for eclectic readers who want to enjoy themselves and broaden their horizons, or for researchers who need information on a particular constant and further stepping stones. Rene L. Schilling, The Mathematical GazetteGreat care is taken about numerical results and the precise determination of constants. The choice of the material complements the first volume; overall, the topics seem also to be more advanced, but every now and then there is a little pearl which is indeed accessible at high school level. The text is certainly not intended for linear reading - although this might well be possible - but for eclectic readers who want to enjoy themselves and broaden their horizons, or for researchers who need information on a particular constant and further stepping stones. Rene L. Schilling, The Mathematical Gazette Promotional The continuation of an outstanding scholarly attempt to bring together all significant mathematical constants in one place. Review Quote Like the best sequels, this one covers similar ground to the original but finds ways to stay fresh and interesting ... any mathematician or math student who picks it up and spends a few minutes with it is likely to find something that is new and of interest to them. ... Finch has once again written a collection of essays about a wide range of topics that I expect I will enjoy flipping through for another decade and a half until I look forward to having Volume III land on my desk. Darren Glass, MAA reviews Promotional "Headline" The continuation of an outstanding scholarly attempt to bring together all significant mathematical constants in one place. Description for Bookstore The author continues his outstanding scholarly attempt to bring together all significant mathematical constants in one place. Using this book, students and professionals will discover hidden links between apparently disconnected fields of inquiry. Unsolved problems - the lifeblood of mathematics - appear virtually everywhere as well. Description for Library The author continues his outstanding scholarly attempt to bring together all significant mathematical constants in one place. Using this book, students and professionals will discover hidden links between apparently disconnected fields of inquiry. Unsolved problems - the lifeblood of mathematics - appear virtually everywhere as well. Details ISBN1108470599 ISBN-10 1108470599 ISBN-13 9781108470599 Format Hardcover Author Steven R. Finch Publisher Cambridge University Press Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 513 Affiliation Massachusetts Institute of Technology Year 2018 Pages 782 Publication Date 2018-12-06 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 32 Tables, black and white; 32 Halftones, black and white; 47 Line drawings, black and white Language English Series Number 169 UK Release Date 2018-12-06 AU Release Date 2018-12-06 NZ Release Date 2018-12-06 Series Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications Alternative 9781316997741 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:149373280;

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