Mathematics and the Laws of Nature

Developing the Language of Science

John Tabak (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2004
Facts on File Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8160-4957-8 (ISBN)

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Examining the pioneering ideas, works, and applications that have made math the language of science, this book looks at the many ways in which so-called "pure" math has been used in the applied sciences.

Examining the ploneering ideas, works, and applications that have made math the language of science, Mathematics and the Laws of Nature looks at the many ways in which so-called "pure" math has been used in the applied sciences. For example, the volume explores how mathematical theories contributed to the development of Kepler's laws of planetary motion, as well as to that of combustion modeling and hydrodynamics. Offering many examples showing how nature can be described mathematically and how the physical sciences and math are connected, this attention-holding and easy-to-understand volume gives students an insight into the ways that math is used to explain the world around them.

John Tabak, Ph.D., performed graduate work at Suny at Stony Brook and received a degree in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the author of A Look at Earth and A Look at Neptune, two astronomy titles for middle school readers. He is presently writing a history of American sign language.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.6.2004
Reihe/Serie	History of Mathematics
Zusatzinfo	21 b&w photographs, 27 illustrations, tables
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	517 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10	0-8160-4957-2 / 0816049572
ISBN-13	978-0-8160-4957-8 / 9780816049578
Zustand	Neuware