McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Mathematics

by McGraw-Hill (Created by)

Overview

Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline. All include:

* Pronunciation guide for every term
* Acronyms, cross-references, and abbreviations
* Appendices with conversion tables; listings of scientific, technical, and mathematical notation; tables of relevant data; and more
* A convenient, quick-find format

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071410496
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	01/27/2003
Series:	McGraw-Hill Dictionary of
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.72(w) x 8.26(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Compiled by The Editorial Staff of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (New York City), one of the most skilled, experienced, and innovative teams in the field of scientific publishing.

Table of Contents

	Preface	v
	Staff	vi
	How to Use the Dictionary	vii
	Pronunciation Key	ix
	A-Z Terms	1
	Appendix	275
	Equivalents of commonly used units for the U.S. Customary System and the metric system	277
	Conversion factors for the U.S. Customary System, metric system, and International System	278
	Mathematical notation, with definitions	282
	Symbols commonly used in geometry	289
	Formulas for trigonometric (circular) functions	290
	Values of trigonometric functions	292
	Special constants	302
	Common logarithm table, giving log (a + b)	303
	General rules of integration	305
	Regular polytopes in n dimensions	307

Editorial Reviews

Excerpts of review by T.R. Faust, Burlington College

McGraw-Hill derives these inexpensive subject-specific dictionaries from its "Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms," covering 110,000 terms. Libraries could not go wrong purchasing this recognized standard reference--either the parent or its offspring. Choosing which to purchase will probably present the greater challenge. Students may be more likely to favor these more focused titles, whereas librarians may be more enthralled with the larger, more encompassing mother work. ...The offspring reproduce the definitions of terms exactly as they appear in the mother work, with pronunciation but without illustrations. The appropriate appendixes are retained in the smaller volumes, but biographical entries are dropped.

McGraw-Hill tends to include more appendixes [than competition], such as geological time scales and electronic symbols...libraries will be well served by the McGraw-Hill titles. Summing Up: Highly recommended.

From the Publisher

McGraw-Hill derives these inexpensive subject-specific dictionaries from its Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, covering 110,000 terms. Libraries could not go wrong purchasing this recognized standard reference--either the parent or its offspring. Choosing which to purchase will probably present the greater challenge. Students may be more likely to favor these more focused titles, whereas librarians may be more enthralled with the larger, more encompassing mother work. ...The offspring reproduce the definitions of terms exactly as they appear in the mother work, with pronunciation but without illustrations. The appropriate appendixes are retained in the smaller volumes, but biographical entries are dropped.

McGraw-Hill tends to include more appendixes [than competition], such as geological time scales and electronic symbols...libraries will be well served by the McGraw-Hill titles. Summing Up: Highly recommended.
—T.R. Faust, Burlington College