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Mathematics in action By O. G Sutton * Publisher: Bell * Number Of Pages: 236 * Publication Date: 1957 * ISBN-10 / ASIN: B0007IUJ06 * ISBN-13 / EAN: From the Preface: This book, written primarily for the layman, will prove, I hope, of interest also to students, especially those in the upper forms of schools or in their first years in the university. It is a view of the part played by mathematics in applied science, as seen by a mathematical physicist. The topics which are discussed in detail are all taken from subjects in which I have worked, professionally, from time to time. This explains what may appear otherwise to be a random selection of material from a very large field. Table of Contents: 1. THE MATHEMATICIAN AND HIS TASK 2. THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE 3. BALLISTICS, OR NEWTONIAN DYNAMICS IN WAR 4. AN ESSAY ON WAVES 5. THE MATHEMATICS OF FLIGHT 6. STATISTICS, OR THE WEIGHING OF EVIDENCE 7. MATHEMATICS AND THE WEATHER Read more...

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