New applications of mathematics
Material type: TextSeries: Penguin mathematicsPublication details: New York Penguin Books, ©1991Description: x, 289 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780140124910
- 510 BON-N
- QA36 .N45 1991
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Books | IIITD General Stacks | Mathematics | 510 BON-N (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Gifted by Dr. Samaresh Chatterjee | G02690 |
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"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?
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