02780nam a2200505 i 4500991003613819707536190227s2015 njua b 001 0 eng d97806911503900691150397b14360214-39ule_instBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Matematica e Fisica - Sez. Matematicaeng51023AMS 00A20AMS 00A69AMS 34-01AMS 35-01AMS 37-01AMS 65-01LC QA155.P75The Princeton companion to applied mathematics /editor, Nicholas J. Higham ; associate editors, Mark R. Dennis, Paul Glendinning, Paul A. Martin, Fadil Santosa, Jared TannerCompanion to applied mathematicsApplied mathematicsPrinceton, New Jersey ; Oxford, United Kingdom :Princeton University Press,2015xvii, 994 pages :illustrations (some color) ;27 cmtexttxtrdacontentunmediatednrdamediavolumencrdacarrierIncludes bibliographical references and indexPart I: Introduction to applied mathematics -- Part II: Concepts -- Part III: Equations, laws, and functions of applied mathematics -- Part IV: Areas of applied mathematics -- Part V: Modeling -- Part VI: Example problems -- Part VII: Application areas -- Part VIII: Final perspectivesThis is the most authoritative and accessible single-volume reference book on applied mathematics. Featuring numerous entries by leading experts and organized thematically, it introduces readers to applied mathematics and its uses; explains key concepts; describes important questions, laws, and functions; looks at exciting areas of research; covers modeling and simulation; explores areas of application; and more. Modeled on the popular Princeton Companion to Mathematics, this volume is an indispensable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in other disciplines seeking a user-friendly reference book on applied mathematics. -- Front jacket flap.AlgebraMathematicsMathematical modelsHigham, Nicholas J.Dennis, Mark R.Glendinning, PaulMartin, Paul AnthonySantosa, FadilTanner, Jared.b1436021415-03-1927-02-19991003613819707536LE013 00A20 HIG11 (2015)12013000230061le013pE86.60-l- 00000.i1588346215-03-19Princeton companion to applied mathematics1749686UNISALENTOle01327-02-19ma -engnju40