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Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction [#555]
Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction [#555]
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  • Introduces applied mathematics, and explains its relationship with pure mathematics, science, and engineering
  • Explores the role of applied mathematics within science and society, and discusses the range of its uses
  • Illustrates the far-reaching potential of the field through historical examples and current applications

 
Mathematics is playing an increasing important role in society and the sciences, enhancing our ability to use models and handle data. While pure mathematics is mostly interested in abstract structures, applied mathematics sits at the interface between this abstract world and the world in which we live. This area of mathematics takes its nourishment from society and science and, in turn, provides a unified way to understand problems arising in diverse fields. 

This Very Short Introduction presents a compact yet comprehensive view of the field of applied mathematics, and explores its relationships with (pure) mathematics, science, and engineering. Explaining the nature of applied mathematics, Alain Goriely discusses its early achievements in physics and engineering, and its development as a separate field after World War II. Using historical examples, current applications, and challenges, Goriely illustrates the particular role that mathematics plays in the modern sciences today and its far-reaching potential.

Index: 

1: What's so Funny 'bout Applied Mathematics? Modelling, Theory, and Methods
2: Do You Want to Know a Secret? Turkeys, Giants, and the Atomic Bomb
3: Do You Believe in Models? Simplicity and Complexity
4: Do You Know the Way to Solve Equations? Spinning Tops and Chaotic Rabbits
5: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? Waves, Quakes, and Solitons
6: Can You Picture That? X-rays, DNA, and Photos
7: Mathematics, What is it Good for? Quaternions, Knots, and more DNA
8: Where are We Going? Networks and the Brain
Further Reading
Index

About the author: 

Alain Goriely, Professor of Mathematical Modelling, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
 
Shortly after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Brussels, Alain Goriely joined the Department of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. In 2010, he moved to the University of Oxford as the Chair of Mathematical Modelling. He is currently the Director of the Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. At the scientific level, he is an applied mathematician with broad interests in mathematics, mechanics, sciences, and engineering, which led him to collaborate closely with researchers from many disciplines. His current research includes the mechanics of biological growth and its applications to plants and physiology; the modelling of new photovoltaic devices; the foundations of elasticity; the modelling of cancer; the mechanics of the human brain; and more generally the development of mathematical methods for applied sciences.

"Easy to read and engaging." - Frost Magazine

"a compact ... pocket book that is entertaining to read" - Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society

"What a marvelous little book! With snappy writing, illuminating graphics, fascinating examples, unconventional insights, and goofy humor, Alain Goriely conveys what modern applied mathematics truly is and why it matters." - Professor Steven Strogatz, Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics, Cornell University

Product details

ISBN : 9780198754046

Author: 
Alain Goriely
Pages
160 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Feb 2018
Series
Very Short Introductions
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Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction [#555]

Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction [#555]

Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction [#555]