Displaying 1 of 1 2010 Format: Book Author: Elwes, Richard, 1978- Title: Mathematics 1001 : absolutely everything that matters in mathematics in 1001 bite-sized explanations / Richard Elwes. Publisher, Date: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, 2010. Description: 415 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Summary: Provides a practical reference to all aspects of mathematics, using clear explanations of such key mathematical concepts as analysis, logic, metamathematics, and mathematical physics. Subjects: Mathematics -- Popular works. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Introduction -- NUMBERS -- The basics -- Arithmetic -- Number systems -- Rational numbers -- Factors and multiples -- Induction -- Representation of numbers -- Transcendental numbers -- Ruler and compass -- Constructions -- Diophantine equations -- Prime numbers -- GEOMETRY -- Euclidean geometry -- Triangles -- Circles -- Polygons and polyhedra -- Transformations -- Tessellations -- Curves and surfaces -- Polar coordinates -- Discrete geometry -- Differential geometry -- Topology -- Knot theory -- Non-Euclidean geometry -- Algebraic topology -- Algebraic geometry -- Diophantine geometry -- ALGEBRA -- Letters for numbers -- Equations -- Vectors and matrices -- Group theory -- Abstract algebra -- DISCRETE MATHEMATICS -- Combinatorics -- Graph theory -- Ramsey theory -- ANALYSIS -- Sequences -- Series -- Continuity -- Differential calculus -- Integral calculus -- Complex analysis -- Power series -- Exponentiation -- Fractals -- Dynamical systems -- Differential equations -- Fourier analysis -- LOGIC -- Basic logic -- The science of deduction -- Set theory -- Hilbert's program -- Complexity theory -- Computability theory -- Model theory -- Uncertainty and paradoxes -- METAMATHEMATICS -- What mathematicians do -- Mathematics and technology -- Philosophies of mathematics -- PROBABILITY & STATISTICS -- Statistics -- Probability -- Probability distributions -- Stochastic processes -- Cryptography -- MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS -- Newtonian mechanics -- Waves -- Fields and flows -- Special relativity -- Gravity -- Quantum mechanics -- Quantum field theory -- GAMES AND RECREATION -- Game theory -- Fibonacci -- Puzzles and perplexities. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2012392118 ISBN: 1554077192 9781554077199 1770855009 9781770855007 (paperback) Other Number: 502633330 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 918936 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 510 Elwes Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
