The language of mathematics : utilizing math in practice /

"The subject of this book is how to formulate a mathematical model from an English description of a problem. This book views mathematical notation as a language and develops the implications of this view for translating English text into mathematical expressions and mathematical models, i.e. fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baber, Robert Laurence
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.
Temas:
Mathematical notation.
English language > Machine translating.
Anglais (Langue) > Traduction automatique.
MATHEMATICS > Recreations & Games.
MATHEMATICS > History & Philosophy.
English language > Machine translating
Mathematical notation
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Introductory Overview. Introduction
  • Preview: Some Statements in English and the Language of Mathematics
  • Mathematics and its Language. Elements of the Language of Mathematics
  • Important Structures and Concepts in the Language of Mathematics
  • Solving Problems Mathematically
  • English, the Language of Mathematics, and Translating between them. Linguistic Characteristics of English and the Language of Mathematics
  • Translating English to Mathematics
  • Examples of Translating English to Mathematics
  • Conclusion. Summary
  • Appendix A: Representing Numbers
  • Appendix B: Symbols in the Language of Mathematics
  • Appendix C: Sets of Numbers
  • Appendix D: Special Structures in Mathematics
  • Appendix E: Mathematical Logic
  • Appendix F: Waves and the Wave Equation
  • Appendix G: Glossary: English to the Language of Mathematics
  • Appendix H: Programming Languages and the Language of Mathematics
  • Appendix I: Other Literature
  • Index.

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