Applied Mathematics

Mathematics is playing an increasingly 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.ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Download Applied Mathematics Author Alain Goriely – kino-fada.fr This little book in Oxford University Press s vast, ever expanding A Very Short Introduction series starts off with a very positive note After a quote from Groucho Marx, Alain Goriely takes us on a jovial tour of what applied mathematics means I was slightly surprised it needed such an introduction It seems fairly obvious that it s mathematics that is, erm, applied, rather than maths for maths sake However, in the process Goriely gives us some of the basics involved One thing I would h This little book in Oxford University Press s vast, ever expanding A Very Short Introduction series starts off with a very positive note After a quote from Groucho Marx, Alain Goriely takes us on a jovial tour of what applied mathematics means I was slightly surprised it needed such an introduction It seems fairly obvious that it s mathematics that...The miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand not deserveEugene Wigner, 1960This was an interesting addition to the Very Short Introduction series, balanced between fully accessible content and morsels of new applications of mathematical theory beginning to influence science today An excellent book in its moments, bringing personality to equations, which is an achievement in itThe miracle of the appropriateness of t...

• 23 June 2018
Alain Goriely
• Paperback
• 168 pages
• 0198754043
• Alain Goriely
• Applied Mathematics