A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics, Second Edition
 The missing link: I'm not sure how many of us there are out there, but I am one of a breed of consumers of applied mathematics who learned some pretty sophisticated mathematical technology without the rigor of pure mathematics. Although this book is [... more]
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A Course of Modern Analysis
A note on the edition: Please take note: the latest "new" edition of the book was in 1927. That was the fourth edition. Everything since then has been a reprint. You're not getting anything new if you buy a 1997 reprint; even the typeface is [... more]
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Special Functions & Their Applications
Good: Bessel's, harmonics, normal CDF, gamma, hypergeometrics, orthogonal polynomials, etc. The most important functions in engineering, (except for elementary stuff on our calculators, of course). Very good coverage. No fluff. Well-organized. [... more]
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Decrypted Secrets: Methods and Maxims of Cryptology
Superb!: This is an amazing book, and relatively inexpensive; Springer-Verlag has done it again. Rather than being a dry recitation of encryption and cryptanalysis schemes, Bauer provides a great deal of information about what actually goes wrong when [... more]
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Algebra
Well worth the read for any budding mathematician: I've been acquainted with several introductory graduate algebra books over the years, and prefer this one for its coverage of all the fundamental areas (groups, modules, rings, linear algebra, fields, [... more]
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Finite Difference Equations
Interesting: Very good book on how to use finite difference equations. Clear introduction and very useful exercises: As offered on the back cover, stress is on problem solving and not on pure mathematics. However, this does not mean that the treatment [... more]
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Complex Variables: Introduction and Applications
The numerous pictures are enough to recommend this text: This text is distinguished by the numerous diagrams that appear on practically every other page. If you're graphically oriented, like I am, then this itself is enough to recommend this book. [... more]
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Linear Algebra
A terrific book on linear algebra: LINEAR ALGEBRA, Third Edition, is one of the better books on linear algebra. The material is presented in an abstract and mathematically rigorous fashion. The focus of the book is on the ideas and proofs behind the [... more]
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Representation Theory: A First Course
Very nice: An excellent book. The approach, working toward the general theory via examples, has some great pedagogical virtues but also drawbacks. It also means the book has drawbacks as a reference, as important general theorems can be hard to locate ( [... more]
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A Mathematician's Apology
From Amazon.com: A Mathematician's Apology is a profoundly sad book, the memoir of a man who has reached the end of his ambition, who can no longer effectively practice the art that has consumed him since he was a boy. But at the same time, it is a [... more]
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Calculus for Cats
The cats have succeeded: According to the authors, cats want to keep people confused about calculus, and I think that cats helped to write this book. Actually, I have been reading a lot of math and science concept books, trying to find any that really [... more]
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Pure Mathematics
Author: School Mathematics Project Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 515 EAN: 9780521566179 ISBN: 0521566177 Number Of Pages: 767 Publication Date: 1998-02-13 Reading Level: Young Adult [... more]
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