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Mathematics

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This full-color update of the award-winning 2002 A-Z encyclopedia explains concepts, provides a historical overview, and explores careers in the field. Written for middle school/high school students, as well as non-math-major undergraduates, Mathematics contains some 300 entries that cover the basics of algebra, geometry and trigonometry, with the goal of making these topics more accessible and interesting. Readers will see the uses and effects of math in daily life, while short biographies highlight notable mathematicians. Thirty percent of the content is new to this edition, highlighting advances in mathematics since 2000. Mathematics is illustrated with images, equations, tables, and figures, and includes sidebars. Both the original edition and the new were shaped by expert boards who determined the entry list and reviewed content. Each entry contains a bibliography/suggestions for further reading and cross‐references directing the users to articles of related interest.

Mathematics: Macmillan Science Library

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12th Grade +

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College Junior

College Sophomore

College Senior

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This encyclopedia teaches how everyday math is used in one way or another. Information may be historical,  Mathematical Devices, Early,” or contemporary,  Toxic Pollutants, Measuring.” Concepts introduce a multiplicity of ideas and often include subtopics for potential expansion of study. There are also biographical entries, entries on math careers, and more. Articles in either of these areas provide  real-life” stories to attract students. Both as an information source and a positive, engaging guide, the information here will give students an opportunity to rethink how we all benefit from math in all its forms. Mathematics will be useful for high school students and those at the collegiate level. Recommended.

Preface.
Thematic Outline.
List of Contributors.
Volume 1.
A.
Abacus.
Absolute Value.
Absolute Zero.
Accountant.
Accuracy and Precision.
Actuary.
Agnesi, Maria Ga€etana.
Agriculture.
Air Traffic Controller.
Algebra.
Algebra Tiles and Other.
Models.
Algorithms for Arithmetic.
Alternative Fuel and Energy.
Analog and Digital.
Angles, Kinds of.
Angles, Measurement of.
Angles of Elevation and
Depression.
Apollonius of Perga.
Archaeologist.
Archimedes.
Architect.
Architecture.
Areas, Various Figures.
Artist.
Astronaut.
Astronomer.
Astronomy, Measurements in.
Athletics, Technology in.
B.
Babbage, Charles.
Banneker, Benjamin.
Bases.
Bernoulli Family.
Boole, George.
Bouncing Ball, Measurement of a.
Brain, Human.
Bush, Vannevar.
C.
Calculators.
Calculus.
Calendar, Numbers in the.
Carpenter.
Carroll, Lewis.
Cartographer.
Census.
Central Tendency, Measures of.
Ceramicist.
Chaos.
Cierva Codorniu, Juan de la.
Circles, Measurement of.
Circles, Parts of.
City Planner.
City Planning.
Comets, Predicting.
Computational Mathematics.
Computer Animation.
Computer Programmer.
Computer Simulations.
Computer Systems Analyst.
Computer-Aided Design.
Computers, Evolution of Electronic.
Computers, Future of.
Computers, Personal.
Computers and the Binary System.
Congruency, Equality, and Similarity.
Conic Sections.
Conservationist.
Consistency.
Consumer Data.
Cooking, Measurements of.
Coordinate System, Polar.
Coordinate System, Three-Dimensional.
Cosmos.
Cryptology.
Cycling, Measurements of.
Glossary.
Volume 2.
D.
Dance, Folk.
Data Analyst.
Data Collection and Interpretation.
Dating Techniques.
Decimals.
Descartes and His Coordinate System.
Digital Media.
Dimensional Relationships.
Dimensions.
Distance, Measurement of.
Division by Zero.
D€urer, Albrecht.
E.
Earthquakes, Measuring.
Economic Indicators.
Economics, the Field of.
Economist.
Einstein, Albert.
Electronics Repair Technician.
Encoding Communication.
End of the World, Predictions of.
Endangered Species, Measuring.
Engineer.
Escher, M. C.
Estimation.
Euclid and His Contributions.
Euler, Leonhard.
Exponential Growth and Decay.
F.
Factorial.
Factors.
Fermat, Pierre de.
Fermat’s Last Theorem.
Fibonacci, Leonardo Pisano.
Field Properties.
Financial Planner.
Flight, Measurements of.
Forensic Analyst.
Form and Value.
Fractals.
Fraction Operations.
Fractions.
Functions and Equations.
G.
Galilei, Galileo.
Games.
Gaming.
Gardner, Martin.
Genome, Human.
Geography.
Geometry, Spherical.
Geometry, Tools of.
Geometry Software, Dynamic.
Germain, Sophie.
Global Positioning System.
Golden Section/Mean/Ratio.
Grades, Highway.
Graphic Designer.
Graphs.
Graphs, Statistica.
Graphs and Effects of Parameter Changes.
H.
Heating and Air Conditioning.
Hollerith, Herman.
Hopper, Grace.
Human Body.
Hypatia.
I.
IMAX Technology.
Induction.
Inequalities.
Infinity.
Insurance Agent.
Integers.
Interest.
Interior Decorator.
Internet.
Internet Data, Reliability of.
Inverse Functions.
Inverses.
K.
Knuth, Donald.
Kovalevsky, Sofya.
L.
Landscape Architect.
Leonardo da Vinci.
Light.
Light Speed.
Limit.
Lines, Equations of.
Lines, Parallel and Perpendicular.
Lines, Skew.
Locus.
Logarithms.
Lotteries, State.
Lovelace, Ada Byron.
Glossary.
Volume 3.
M.
Mandelbrot, Benoit B.
Mapping, Mathematical.
Maps and Mapmaking.
Marketer.
Mass Media, Mathematics and the.
Mathematical Devices, Early.
Mathematical Devices, Mechanical.
Mathematician.
Mathematics, Definition of.
Mathematics, Impossible.
Mathematics, New Trends in.
Mathematics, Very Old.
Mathematics Teacher.
Matrices.
Measurement, English System of.
Measurement, Metric System of.
Measurements, Irregular.
Mile, Nautical and Statute.
Millennium Bug: The Y2K Scare.
Minimum Surface Area.
Mitchell, Maria.
M€obius, August Ferdinand.
Morgan, Julia.
Mount Everest, Measurement of.
Mount Rushmore, Measurement of.
Music Recording Technician.
N.
Nature.
Navigation.
Negative Discoveries: Math by Contradiction.
Nets.
Newton, Sir Isaac.
Number Line.
Number Sets.
Number System, Real.
Numbers: Abundant, Deficient, Perfect, and Amicable.
Numbers, Complex.
Numbers, Forbidden and Superstitious.
Numbers, Irrational.
Numbers, Massive.
Numbers, Rational.
Numbers, Real.
Numbers, Universality of.
Numbers, Whole.
Numbers and Writing.
Nutritionist.
O.
Order of Operations.
Ozone Hole.
P.
Parent Functions.
Pascal, Blaise.
Patterns.
Percent.
Permutations and Combinations.
Pharmacist.
Photocopier.
Photographer.
Pi.
Poles, Magnetic and Geographic.
Political Scientist.
Polls and Polling.
Polyhedrons.
Polynomials.
Population Mathematics.
Population of Pets.
Postulates, Theorems, and Proofs.
Powers and Exponents.
Predictions.
Primes, Puzzles of.
Probability, Experimental.
Probability, Theoretical.
Probability and the Law of Large Numbers.
Problem Solving, Multiple Approaches to.
Proof.
Properties of Equality and Inequality.
Puzzles, Number.
Pythagoras.
Q.
Quadratic Formula and Equations.
Quilting.
R.
Radical (Irrational Algebraic).
Equations.
Radical Sign.
Radio Disc Jockey.
Randomness.
Rate of Change, Instantaneous.
Ratio, Rate, and Proportion.
Rational Expressions and Equations.
Restaurant Manager.
Robinson, Julia Bowman.
Robotics.
Roebling, Emily Warren.
Roller-Coaster Designer.
Rounding.
Glossary.
Volume 4.
S.
Scale Drawings and Models.
Scientific Method, Measurements and the.
Scientific Notation.
Sequences and Series.
Sets.
Shapes, Efficient.
Significant Figures or Digits.
Slide Rule.
Slope: A Rate of Change.
Solar System Geometry, History of.
Solar System Geometry, Modern Understandings of.
Solid Waste, Measuring.
Somerville, Mary Fairfax.
Sound.
Space, Commercialization of.
Space, Growing Old in.
Space Exploration.
Spaceflight, History of.
Spaceflight, Mathematics of.
Sports Data.
Standardized Tests.
Statistical Analysis.
Step Functions.
Stock Market.
Stonemason.
Sun.
Superconductivity.
Symbols.
Symmetry.
T.
Telescope.
Television Ratings.
Temperature, Measurement of.
Tessellations.
Tessellations, Making.
Time, Measurement of.
Topology.
Toxic Pollutants, Measuring.
Transformations.
Triangles.
Trigonometry.
Turing, Alan.
U.
Undersea Exploration.
Universe, Geometry of.
V.
Variation, Direct and Inverse.
Vectors.
Virtual Reality.
Vision, Measurement of.
Volume of Cone and Cylinder.
W
Weather, Violent.
Weather Forecasting Models.
Web Designer.
Z.
Zero.
Glossary.
Index.

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