Contains translations of some of historically significant works in set theory, model theory, analysis and algebra. This book is suitable for graduate students and researchers interested in set theory and the history of mathematics.
Calculus is a powerful tool because it allows us to approximate complicated functions with simpler ones. Indeed, replacing a function locally with a linear - or higher order -... Læs mere
Presents the stories of African Americans in mathematics that include the efforts of Benjamin Banneker, an eighteenth century American... Læs mere
Geometric combinatorics describes a wide area of mathematics that is primarily the study of geometric objects and their combinatorial structure. Perhaps the most familiar... Læs mere
Coxeter groups arise in various subjects in applied mathematics, and they have a permanent place in some of the most demanding and fascinating branches of... Læs mere
Constitutes the proceedings of the 2002 Clay Mathematics Institute School on Geometry and String Theory. This volume contains a selection of expository and research articles by... Læs mere
Euler is one of the greatest and most prolific mathematicians of all time. This book examines his work and its relation to current mathematics. It also treats the progression of ideas regarding divergent series from Euler to many parts of modern analysis and quantum physics.
Comprises Lebesgue's original exposition and his ideas more than a quarter century later, including his generalization of Denjoy's totalization. This book contains an appendix on transfinite numbers. It features text in French.
The Russian book, ""The St Petersburg School of Number Theory"", is about the life and work of prominent members of this school, such as Chebyshev, Korkin,... Læs mere
Discusses the interplay between quantum field theory (QFT) and mathematics. This book contains two lecture series on methods of enumerative... Læs mere
Covers key topics of numerical methods. This book includes such topics as interpolation, the fast Fourier transform, iterative methods for solving systems of linear and... Læs mere