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The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (Penguin reference) (Paperback)

by John Daintith (Editor), R.D. Nelson (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (10 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140513426
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140513424
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 13.5 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 885,660 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A first-class job ... Buy yourself a copy at once' Bulletin of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications


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The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics takes in all branches of pure and applied mathematics, from algebra to mechanics and from number theory to statistics. Invaluable for students at all levels, it is also a useful and versatile source book for economists, business people, engineers, technicians and scientists of all kinds who use mathematics in the course of their work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An irreplaceable help, 23 Feb 2003
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This book was recommended to me by my teacher and has turned out to be immensely helpful and interesting. Since I don't speak English as my first language, I've used the book mainly to find explanations for unfamiliar words, but I'm sure it would be just as useful to an English-speaker who doesn't remember all the fine details of mathematical terminology. The pictures and examples provided in the book are clear and good. I've found this book very user-friendly and more than sufficient for my studies in Mathematics.
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This dictionary is probably best for non-maths specialists just beginning undergraduate courses with a maths element. Most things that should be mentioned get a mention (if nothing more). There are some odd omissions - the phrase "closed under addition" is well hidden, if it is in the book. That seems part of the book's apparent wish to avoid 'jargon', but 'jargon' is what one needs a dictionary to explain (so one can read texts that insist on using it)! Some explanations are obscure - the article on tensors will leave few people more enlightened than they were to begin with. Some dictionaries are a pleasure to read just to bump into concepts one wasn't familiar with and send one off in odd directions learning new things: this book isn't quite one of those. But used copies are available so cheaply that it is probably worth getting for many.
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