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Summary
Summary
From algebra to number theory, statistics to mechanics, this versatile and completely updated reference takes in all branches of pure and applied mathematics. Features include: More than 3,200 cross-referenced entries, supported by dozens of
explanatory diagrams Expanded, up-to-date sections on such topics as chaos, fractals,
and graph theory Biographies of more than 200 key figures in mathematics Comprehensive coverage of subjects taught in both high school
and college
Author Notes
David Nelson, born in 1938, was educated at Calday Grange Grammar School, Cheshire, and won an open mathematical scholarship to Christ's College, Cambridge. After postgraduate work in mathematical logic at Cambridge and Bristol universities, he entered the teaching profession. He has published papers in mathematical journals and is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
Since 1981 he has been a Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester specializing in mathematics education and the history of mathematics. His recent publications include Extension of Calculus and Multicultural Mathematics . He has lectured in Poland, Italy and France, and in 1995, at the invitation of the State Education Committee of the People's Republic of China, organised and led a three week National Seminar on Mathematics Education to initiate reform of the Chinese national mathematics curriculum.
His main recreations are playing the flute and piano, gardening and squash. His wife, Gillian is a writer and they have three small children.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
Nelson, a respected mathematician (Univ. of Manchester, UK) and lecturer on the international circuit whose specialties are mathematical cognition and the history of mathematics, has edited this dictionary since its first edition (1989). Each edition has benefited from contributions by nearly a dozen prominent mathematicians, and the third edition incorporates suggestions from reviewers and correspondents. The entries (3,200 headwords and 200 biographical entries) and examples are intended for both specialists and beginners in pure and applied mathematics. Computer science terms are omitted. Graphs, charts, images, and formulas occur throughout the book. American readers will encounter a few colorful splashes of British spelling. Definitions often include the term's historical significance, its original developer, and year. Nelson takes care to list Chinese names in both Pinyin and Wade-Giles transliteration, but headwords and entries ignore pronunciation. The six tables in the appendix are brief; the integral table has only 52 entries, while that in Glenn James and Robert James's Mathematics Dictionary (4th ed., 1976) has 423. The book has good cross-references and clear definitions. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. All collections. K. L. Swetland University of South Carolina--Spartanburg
