New applications of mathematics
New applications of mathematics
edited by Christine Bondi
- New York Penguin Books, ©1991
- x, 289 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Penguin mathematics .
"A Penguin original"--Cover. At head of cover: Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications.
Includes bibliographical references.
1.Using functions and graphs to understand oil wells and business accounts 2. Solving linear equations 3. Making guesses and taking risks 4. Integrating : mixing paint, newspaper pictures and car exhausts 5. Networks : underground maps, decisions and aerodynamics 6. Scaling methods in physics and biology 7. Biological modelling : population dynamics 8. Back to the future : mathematical logic and computers 9. Vibrations : tuning forks and train wheels, squealing brakes and violins 10. Mathematical programming : saving time and money 11. Cryptography, or sending secret messages 12. Supercomputers : how super are they?
9780140124910
92150433
Mathematics
Applied mathematics
QA36 / .N45 1991
510 / BON-N
"A Penguin original"--Cover. At head of cover: Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications.
Includes bibliographical references.
1.Using functions and graphs to understand oil wells and business accounts 2. Solving linear equations 3. Making guesses and taking risks 4. Integrating : mixing paint, newspaper pictures and car exhausts 5. Networks : underground maps, decisions and aerodynamics 6. Scaling methods in physics and biology 7. Biological modelling : population dynamics 8. Back to the future : mathematical logic and computers 9. Vibrations : tuning forks and train wheels, squealing brakes and violins 10. Mathematical programming : saving time and money 11. Cryptography, or sending secret messages 12. Supercomputers : how super are they?
9780140124910
92150433
Mathematics
Applied mathematics
QA36 / .N45 1991
510 / BON-N