Applied Mathematics

Fluid Dynamics: Part 4: Hydrodynamic Stability Theory

Anatoly Ruban, Jitesh Gajjar, Andrew Walton

9780198869948
Hardback
03 July 2023

This is Part 4 of a book series on fluid dynamics which is devoted to hydrodynamic stability theory. This theory aims at predicting the conditions under which a flow which is smooth and regular (a so-called laminar flow) undergoes a transition to a more complicated and apparently erratic state known as turbulence.

The Oxford Linear Algebra for Scientists

Andre Lukas

9780198844914
Hardback
09 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.

The Oxford Linear Algebra for Scientists

Andre Lukas

9780198844921
Paperback
09 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.

Integration with Complex Numbers: A Primer on Complex Analysis

Brian McMaster, Aisling McCluskey

9780192846433
Paperback
02 May 2022

Integration with Complex Numbers: A Primer on Complex Analysis offers a reader-friendly contemporary balance between idea, proof, and practice, informed by several decades of classroom experience and a seasoned understanding of the backgrounds, motivation and competing time pressures of today's student cohorts.

Real Analysis and Infinity

Hassan Sedaghat

9780192895622
Hardback
31 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
17 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
04 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
23 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.

The Equations of Materials

Brian Cantor

9780198851882
Paperback
23 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.

Chi-Squared Data Analysis and Model Testing for Beginners

Carey Witkov, Keith Zengel

9780198847151
Paperback
17 September 2019

Recent groundbreaking discoveries in physics have relied on chi-squared analysis and model testing. This is the first book to make this data analysis method accessible to students in introductory physics lab courses and others who need to learn this method, such as beginning researchers in astrophysics and beginners in data science.

Chi-Squared Data Analysis and Model Testing for Beginners

Carey Witkov, Keith Zengel

9780198847144
Hardback
17 September 2019

Recent groundbreaking discoveries in physics have relied on chi-squared analysis and model testing. This is the first book to make this data analysis method accessible to students in introductory physics lab courses and others who need to learn this method, such as beginning researchers in astrophysics and beginners in data science.

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

Max A. Little

9780198714934
Hardback
13 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.

Biomeasurement: A Student's Guide to Biological Statistics

Fourth Edition

Dawn Hawkins

9780198807483
Paperback
02 May 2019

The introductory biological statistics text with the best online resources and software support for bioscience students needing to integrate statistics into their studies and apply it in their research.

Mathematical Finance: A Very Short Introduction

Mark H. A. Davis

9780198787945
Paperback
24 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.

A Modern Introduction to Dynamical Systems

Richard J. Brown

9780198743279
Paperback
28 June 2018

A senior-level, proof-based undergraduate text in the modern theory of dynamical systems that is abstract enough to satisfy the needs of a pure mathematics audience, yet application heavy and accessible enough to merit good use as an introductory text for non-math majors.

Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

Alain Goriely

9780198754046
Paperback
22 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
06 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
28 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
28 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
11 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.