The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics

基本信息

作者: Nicholas Higham，Paul A. Martin

Hardback: 1032页

出版社: Princeton University Press (2015年9月15日)

语种: 英语

ISBN: 9780691150390                                        

产品尺寸及重量: 217 x 265 x 53 (mm) | 2320g

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

这是一本最权威、最易阅读的应用数学单卷参考书。本书收录了众多著名专家的作品，按主题编排，向读者介绍了应用数学及其应用;解释了关键概念；描述重要的方程、定律和函数；关注令人兴奋的研究领域；包括建模和仿真；探索应用领域等等。

This is the most authoritative and accessible single-volume reference book on applied mathematics. Featuring numerous entries by leading experts and organized thematically, it introduces readers to applied mathematics and its uses; explains key concepts; describes important equations, laws, and functions; looks at exciting areas of research; covers modeling and simulation; explores areas of application; and more.

Modeled on the popular Princeton Companion to Mathematics, this volume is an indispensable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in other disciplines seeking a user-friendly reference book on applied mathematics.

• Features nearly 200 entries organized thematically and written by an international team of distinguished contributors

• Presents the major ideas and branches of applied mathematics in a clear and accessible way

• Explains important mathematical concepts, methods, equations, and applications

• Introduces the language of applied mathematics and the goals of applied mathematical research

• Gives a wide range of examples of mathematical modeling

• Covers continuum mechanics, dynamical systems, numerical analysis, discrete and combinatorial mathematics, mathematical physics, and much more

• Explores the connections between applied mathematics and other disciplines

• Includes suggestions for further reading, cross-references, and a comprehensive index

作者简介

尼古拉斯·J·海厄姆（Nicholas J. Higham）是曼彻斯特大学应用数学的理查森教授。马克·丹尼斯是布里斯托尔大学的理论物理学教授。保罗·格兰丁尼是曼彻斯特大学应用数学教授。

保罗·马丁（Paul A. Martin）是科罗拉多矿业学院的应用数学教授。

Nicholas J. Higham is the Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics at The University of Manchester. Mark R. Dennis is professor of theoretical physics at the University of Bristol. Paul Glendinning is professor of applied mathematics at The University of Manchester. 

Paul A. Martin is professor of applied mathematics at the Colorado School of Mines.