Applied Mathematics

The Oxford Linear Algebra for Scientists

Andre Lukas

9780198844914
Hardback
June 2022

Aimed at first-year undergraduate student in physics and engineering, this textbook combines a rigorous theoretical introduction to linear algebra with many examples, solved problems, and exercises, as well as scientific applications of the subject, including internet search, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing.

Real Analysis and Infinity

Hassan Sedaghat

9780192895622
Hardback
March 2022

Real Analysis and Infinity presents the essential topics for a first course in real analysis with an emphasis on the role of infinity in all of the fundamental concepts.

Maths for Economics

Fifth Edition

Geoff Renshaw

9780198839507
Paperback
June 2021

A clear and thorough text, which provides a solid foundation in the core mathematical principles and methods used in economics.

How to Think About Abstract Algebra

Lara Alcock

9780198843382
Paperback
February 2021

How to Think about Abstract Algebra provides an engaging and readable introduction to its subject, which encompasses group theory and ring theory.

The Equations of Materials

Brian Cantor

9780198851875
Hardback
July 2020

This book describes some of the important equations of materials and the scientists who derived them. The text is readable and enjoyable, and is aimed at anyone interested in the manufacture, structure, properties and engineering application of materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics, semiconductors and composites.

Machine Learning for Signal Processing: Data Science, Algorithms, and Computational Statistics

Max A. Little

9780198714934
Hardback
August 2019

Describes in detail the fundamental mathematics and algorithms of machine learning (an example of artificial intelligence) and signal processing, two of the most important and exciting technologies in the modern information economy. Builds up concepts gradually so that the ideas and algorithms can be implemented in practical software applications.

Mathematical Finance: A Very Short Introduction

Mark H. A. Davis

9780198787945
Paperback
January 2019

Very Short Introductions

Now a vital part of modern economies, the rapid growth of the finance industry in recent decades is largely due to the development of mathematical methods such as the theory of arbitrage. Asset valuation, credit trading, and fund management, now depend on these mathematical tools. Mark Davis explains the theories and their applications.

Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

Alain Goriely

9780198754046
Paperback
February 2018

Very Short Introductions

Applied mathematics plays a role in many different fields, especially the sciences and engineering. Goriely explains its nature and its relationship to pure mathematics, and through a variety of applications — such as mathematical modelling to predict the effects of climate change — he illustrates its power in tackling very practical problems.

Measurement: A Very Short Introduction

David J. Hand

9780198779568
Paperback
October 2016

Very Short Introductions

This Very Short Introduction explores the concept of measurement, its mathematical underpinnings, and its wide range of application from the sciences and social sciences to economics and commerce.

Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension

Michio Kaku

9780198785033
Paperback
April 2016

Hyperspace is the run-away bestseller from one of the world's leading theoretical physicists. Are there other dimensions beyond our own? Is time travel possible? Michio Kaku takes us on a tour of the most exciting work in modern physics, including research into 10-dimensional space, time warps, and multiple universes.

Combinatorics: A Very Short Introduction

Robin Wilson

9780198723493
Paperback
April 2016

Very Short Introductions

Combinatorics is a large branch of mathematics involving the counting, selecting, and arranging of objects. Robin Wilson explores the field, looking at problems such as the shortest routes from A to B, to the number of Sudoku puzzles possible.

Turbulence: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers

Second Edition

Peter Davidson

9780198722595
Paperback
June 2015

This is an advanced textbook on the subject of turbulence, and is suitable for engineers, physical scientists and applied mathematicians. The aim of the book is to bridge the gap between the elementary accounts of turbulence to be found in undergraduate texts, and the more rigorous, accounts given in the many monographs on the subject.

Networks: A Very Short Introduction

Guido Caldarelli, Michele Catanzaro

9780199588077
Paperback
October 2012

Very Short Introductions

Networks are involved in many aspects of everyday life, from food webs in ecology and the spread of pandemics to social networking and public transport. This Very Short Introduction explores the basics of network theory to understand the science of complexity and its importance, using examples from nature, technology, and society, and history.

Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction

Ken Binmore

9780199218462
Paperback
October 2007

Very Short Introductions

Games are played everywhere: from economics to evolutionary biology, and from social interactions to online auctions. Game theory is about how to play such games in a rational way, and how to maximize their outcomes. This Very Short Introduction shows how game theory can be understood without mathematical equations, and reveals that everything from how to play poker optimally to the sex ratio among bees can be understood by anyone willing to think seriously about the problem.

Cryptography: A Very Short Introduction

Fred Piper, Sean Murphy

9780192803153
Paperback
May 2002

Very Short Introductions