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Offers an introduction to many areas of mathematics, physics and modern computing science. This book introduces readers to the history of mathematics, algebra, number theory, finite and infinite series, trigonometry, calculus, statistics and computational mathematics.
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Michael de Smith is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow and Teaching Fellow at University College London where he undertakes research, writing and lecturing in the field of data analysis and spatial information systems. Before recently returning to the academic world Dr de Smith ran a highly successful software engineering business for over 20 years. He studied at universities in the UK and Canada where he gained BSc degrees in both Mathematics and Geography, followed by an MA and PhD, both in spatial analysis. He has published papers on spatial statistics and computational methods in spatial analysis, is the lead author of the forthcoming Handbook of Spatial Analysis and acts as a reviewer for a range of academic journals.
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I think that this book is a good book.
There's nothing in it that over-challenges those with a reasonable memory of "high-school" mathematics, and a smattering of knowledge of what computers do. However, education is not its purpose.
The approach taken by the author is clever, relaxed, and is sufficiently different to traditional teaching (of both mathematics and computing) to warrant maintained interest. The embedding of historical notes (biographical and anecdotal) in book is very good, again sustaining the reader's attention.
I will recommend this book to my son when he's about 15 years old, to give him an appreciation of the depth of importance and ingenuity that is our mathematical heritage.
I'm tempted to give this book the five-star treatment. It doesn't get five-stars, because I believe it could go into greater depth without losing its integrity. However, maybe that is its greatest strength - that it covers a variety of subjects in sufficient detail, without switching the reader off...
There's nothing in it that over-challenges those with a reasonable memory of "high-school" mathematics, and a smattering of knowledge of what computers do. However, education is not its purpose.
The approach taken by the author is clever, relaxed, and is sufficiently different to traditional teaching (of both mathematics and computing) to warrant maintained interest. The embedding of historical notes (biographical and anecdotal) in book is very good, again sustaining the reader's attention.
I will recommend this book to my son when he's about 15 years old, to give him an appreciation of the depth of importance and ingenuity that is our mathematical heritage.
I'm tempted to give this book the five-star treatment. It doesn't get five-stars, because I believe it could go into greater depth without losing its integrity. However, maybe that is its greatest strength - that it covers a variety of subjects in sufficient detail, without switching the reader off...
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