Overview
- Explains elegant mathematical concepts and develops them towards applications in technology
- Clear and straightforward presentation
- Numerous exercises at the end of every section provide practice and reinforce the material in the chapter
- Presents historical context for material along with the practical one
- Accessible to any individual with a decent command of high school mathematics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics and Technology (SUMAT)
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"Christiane Rousseau and Yvan Saint-Aubin here present a valuable collection of diverse and detailed applied mathematics examples. … presented to work as a standalone guide to mathematics at work today, usable for self-study and enlightenment or as a text for coursework. … Chapters conclude with a rich collection of exercises followed by references for further study. … together with the clear signposts to help students get around and through the more difficult topics, make Mathematics and Technology suitable for any diligent reader … ." (Tom Schulte, MAA Online, February, 2009)
"This book takes a more detailed view of mathematics in action, in several areas of technology … . This is an excellent book for a varied audience. … This book will also be attractive to college students … and to researchers in mathematics, computer science (CS), and technology, who want to acquire a more thorough understanding of the applications covered in the book. … the authors give several pointers and suggestions to instructors. … I like this book and I recommend it." (Edgar R. Chavez, ACM Computing Reviews, June, 2009)
“The authors highlight how mathematical modeling, together with the power of mathematical tools, has been crucial for innovation in technology. … The text is written for students who have a familiarity with Euclidean geometry and have mastered multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and elementary probability theory. … undergraduates in their junior or senior years are the ideal audience for the course.” (Tzvetan Semerdjiev, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1211, 2011)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mathematics and Technology
Authors: Christiane Rousseau, Yvan Saint-Aubin
Series Title: Springer Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69216-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-69215-9Published: 19 August 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2407-0Published: 19 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-69216-6Published: 29 October 2008
Series ISSN: 1867-5506
Series E-ISSN: 1867-5514
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 580
Topics: Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics, Mathematical and Computational Engineering, Applications of Mathematics, Computer Science, general, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences