Mathematics Dictionary

By Glenn James and Robert C. James

Book Overview

Throughout the preparation of each edition of this dictionary, the guiding objective has been to make it useful for students, scientists, engineers, and others interested in the meaning of mathemati- cal terms and concepts. It is intended to be essentially complete in the coverage of topics that occur in precollege or undergraduate college mathematics courses, as well as covering many topics from beginning graduate-level courses. In addition, many other interesting and important mathematical concepts are included. When preparing this edition, emphasis was given on revising and updating topics included in previous editions and to introducing many new topics, so as to reflect recent interesting and exciting developments in mathematics. An important feature continued and extended in this edition is the multilingual index in French, German, Russian, and Spanish. The English equivalents of mathemati- cal terms in these languages enable the reader not only to learn the English meaning of a foreign-language mathematical term, but also to find its definition in the body of this book. Although this is by no means a mere word dictionary, neither is it an encyclopedia. It is a correlated condensation of mathematical concepts, designed for time-saving reference work. Never- theless, the general reader can come to an understanding of a new concept by looking up unfamiliar terms in the definition at hand and following this procedure down to familiar concepts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0412990415
• ISBN13: 9780412990410
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Debatably, the best dictionary for undergraduate mathematics, but lacking areas of more recent devel

This is truly an outstanding mathematics dictionary. I first used the third edition and being duly impressed, I purchased the fourth and later this edition. Although, there are really only modest changes between editions. Definitions are accurate, concise, and perhaps most importantly clear, and there is broad coverage of classical undergraduate mathematical areas. However, owing to its age, mathematical topics that have risen in importance in modern times, e.g., cryptography, discrete mathematics, etc. have relatively minimal coverage. Although I have a variety of other mathematical dictionaries and handbooks, when I need the definition of a traditional mathematical term or concept, this is still the dictionary I prefer. In addition to the standard entries, the dictionary provides excellent appendices for the translation of mathematical terms from French, German, Russian, and Spanish into English. It also provides appendices of mathematical symbols used in a variety of mathematical disciplines. Highly recommended of its coverage of classical mathematical topics, but will need supplementation if your current needs include more recent areas of mathematical interest.

BEST FOR OVER 50 YEARS!

This dictionary is the standard for students, mathematicians and scientist. It made me an A+ student 30 years ago and the latest revision is right up to date with an exponential number of math entries for the past 40 years. A must book right there with Feynman Series. Prof. D. Remy (Retired)