Handbook of Mathematics and Computational Science

By John W. Harris, Horst Stöcker, Horst Stöcker

Book Overview

A reference handbook for modern mathematics, The Handbook of Mathematical Formulas is filled with formulas, equations, tables, and explanations. This fully up to date handbook contains new and expanded chapters on Graphs and Algebras, Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics, Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks, and the use of Computers. It will be the standard reference tool of mathematicians for years to come.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461253195
• ISBN13: 9781461253198
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 1028 Pages
• Weight: 3.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Ideal for programmers!

If you're a practicing computer programmer / software developer, you'll probably find this replaces half a dozen old math textbooks on your shelf. And with its extensive breadth, it's sure to cover numerous areas for which you have no references, at all. I've found it to be very clearly written, though quite concise. The density of information is even more impressive, when you consider that it's over 1000 pages! It's extremely useful, when you just need a quick refresher on some topic or to dig up a common formula. That said, it is a handbook, so it doesn't have a great deal of depth. Obviously, it's not going to be everything to everyone - yet that doesn't mean it won't be quite useful to most! In summary, I'd say the price makes it a no-brainer. If you're a professional, it will pay for itself very quickly. If not, it still may save you quite a bit of time and frustration, and beats searching the web for answers, almost every time. Over the years, I've continued to marvel at this gem so much that I knew I'd eventually have to write this review!

The Swiss Army Knife of math books

The best way I can describe this book is that it is as close to a swiss army knife you are going to find in a mathematics book. It has everything from high school math to math for advanced undergraduates and possibly early graduate school in engineering, physical sciences, economics, and mathematics. It also has a few helpful sections on programming in Fortran, C, Pascal, and C++ (although I wouldn't rely on this book to learn those languages). It is a great reference book for scientists and engineers.

I believe I made the best investment ever!

I was still in High School when I bought this book. I thought it could help me somehow with my finals, but I mostly bought it cause after skim reading it in the bookstore, I knew I was gonna need it later on. Surprisingly, it did help on my finals as well. Most of the theory we had to study (apart from proofs of course) was concentrated in a few pages each, so it was easy for me to learn the stuff I really had to remember from there! Later in the summer I read it more carefully, and saw that it was indeed gonna be a big help for my later-on college years! It's condensed, thorough, thus making a great reference guide for everything a college/university student (to give an example) will need!

excellent complete reference tool for math and computing!

most useful modern math reference!contains all necessary information on mathematics and computations for scientist and engineers. very useful as study guide and a great help for exams!

If it is Math it is here

As an engineer I had a formal education in Math, at least in analysis and calculus. That was twenty + years ago, and now that my kids are entering high school I am a little rusted. I found this book to be the answer to many problems. It will not give you demonstrations or explanations but it has the concepts that you need to find the solution of your problem. Case in point. I am currently designing a model airplane. The fuselage sections are composed of a rectangle and a semi ellipse. To find out the shape of the cover on the elliptic part I needed to know the perimeter of an ellipse. I didn't recall the formula, and I found the answer in this book (actually an approximate formula, as there is no analytical solution). This is a must for science or engineering students, and for rusted parents as myself!