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- From: aet@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (bert thompson)
- Subject: Re: math dictionary
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- Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 01:49:52 GMT
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- glenne@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Neuromancer ) writes:
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- >Hi,
- >
- >I bought _The Penguin DICTIONARY OF MATHEMATICS_. Many times
- >I find the definitions either too cryptic or lacking enough
- >explanation. Does anyone know of a matematical dictionary
- >for idiots that still contains useful and comprehensive
- >information?
-
- check out the Collin's Dictionary Of Mathematics by
- Borowski and Borwein. The Collin's one says that each of its
- definitions is aimed at the audience most likely to look
- it up: so `sum' has a simple definition, and
- `algebraic topology' has definition intended for a more
- sophisticated reader.
-
- bert.
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