CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics

by Eric W. Weisstein

Upon publication, the first edition of the CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics received overwhelming accolades for its unparalleled scope, readability, and utility. It soon took its place among the top selling books in the history of Chapman & Hall/CRC, and its popularity continues unabated.

Yet also unabated has been the dedication of author Eric Weisstein to collecting, cataloging, and referencing mathematical facts, formulas, and definitions. He has now updated most of the original entries and expanded the Encyclopedia to include 1000 additional pages of illustrated entries.

The accessibility of the Encyclopedia along with its broad coverage and economical price make it attractive to the widest possible range of readers and certainly a must for libraries, from the secondary to the professional and research levels. For mathematical definitions, formulas, figures, tabulations, and references, this is simply the most impressive compendium available.

Genres: Mathematics, Reference

3242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 1998

Reviews

[Emanuel Landeholm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Confession time: I keep this book in my bathroom at all times. I always read some pseudo randomly chosen entries while sitting on the porcelain.

[Alexia · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone who can enjoy spending hours studying mathematical theorems...I don't know how this is 'concise'; this book weighs at least 15 pounds!

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is actually a condensation of the Mathworld.com website, which constitutes an astounding fount of mathematical knowledge, extensively cross-referenced.

[Aziz]

i want to read this book but i don´ t have money to buy it .

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reference, however, I think wikipedia and wolframalpha have got ya covered.