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Author:   Robert L. Baber (McMaster University, Canada)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.748kg
ISBN:  

9780470878897

ISBN 10:   0470878894
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   21 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. Part A. Introductory overview. 1. Introduction. 2. Preview: Some Statements in English and the Language of Mathematics. Part B. Mathematics and its language. 3. Elements of the Language of Mathematics. 4. Important Structures and Concepts in the Language of Mathematics. 5. Solving Problems Mathematically. Part C. English, the Language of Mathematics and translating between them. 6. Linguistic Characteristics of English and the Language of Mathematics. 7. Translating English to Mathematics. 8. Examples of Translating English to Mathematics. Part D. Conclusion. 9. Summary. Appendices. Appendix A. Representing numbers. Appendix B. Symbols on the Language of Mathematics. Appendix C. Sets of numbers. Appendix D. Special structures in mathematics. Appendix E. Mathematical logic. Appendix F. Waves and the wave equation. Appendix G. Glossary: English to the Language of Mathematics. Appendix H. Programming languages and the Language of Mathematics. Appendix I. Other literature. Index.

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This text presents a new and original point of view on mathematics that will be useful for simplifying applications of mathematics to practical problems by translating English statements of a problem into the Language of Mathematics. The reviewer shares the author's opinion that \this book will improve and increase the reader's insight into mathematics and how to utilize it in practice. ( Zentralblatt MATH , 2012)

<p> This text presents a new and original point of view on mathematics that will be useful for simplifying applications of mathematics to practical problems by translating English statements of a problem into the Language of Mathematics. The reviewer shares the author's opinion that \this book will improve and increase the reader's insight into mathematics and how to utilize it in practice. (Zentralblatt MATH, 2012) <p>

<p> This text presents a new and original point of view on mathematics that will be useful for simplifying applications of mathematics to practical problems by translating English statements of a problem into the Language of Mathematics. The reviewer shares the author's opinion that \this book will improve and increase the reader's insight into mathematics and how to utilize it in practice. ( Zentralblatt MATH , 2012)<p>

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ROBERT LAURENCE BABER is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Computing and Software at McMaster University, Canada. A Fellow of the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, he has published numerous journal articles in his areas of research interest, which include mathematical modeling and the conception, planning, and design of computer-based systems for technical and business applications.

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