05346cam a2200733Ka 4500 ocn751969641 OCoLC 20171116110635.0 m o d cr cn||||||||| 110912s2011 njua o 001 0 eng d 2010054063 9781118061770 (electronic bk.) 1118061772 (electronic bk.) 1118061713 (electronic bk.) 9781118061718 (electronic bk.) 9780470878897 (hardback) 0470878894 (hardback) AU@ 000050013425 CHNEW 000603857 DEBBG BV041758573 DEBBG BV041906141 DEBSZ 372820220 DEBSZ 396995772 DEBSZ 430992955 DEBSZ 449241912 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000600038 NZ1 14166168 NZ1 14976075 NZ1 15290978 SE4M6 120058685 (OCoLC)751969641 (OCoLC)759037154 (OCoLC)778615773 (OCoLC)791306085 (OCoLC)793341602 (OCoLC)927502507 (OCoLC)961515999 (OCoLC)962633582 10.1002/9781118061770 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 6779A224-075F-4009-AF65-038A4885686F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com DG1 eng pn DG1 YDXCP CDX E7B TEFOD TFW REDDC OCLCQ TEF N$T OCLCQ DEBSZ OCLCQ IDEBK TFWBL OCLCF CNCGM CCO DEBBG TEFOD OCLCQ SE4M6 HEBIS EBLCP COO OCLCQ AZK DG1 LOA MAIN QA41 .B235 2011 MAT 015000 bisacsh WDKN bicssc 510.1/4 22 MAT025000 bisacsh Baber, Robert Laurence. The language of mathematics : utilizing math in practice / Robert L. Baber. [electronic resource] Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011. 1 online resource (xx, 416 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes index. 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. "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. for applying mathematics to problems described in English. In order to apply mathematics to a practical problem, one must first transform an English statement of the problem and the requirements for its solution into mathematical expressions. This book examines this process in detail, presents new insight into it, and develops explicit guidelines for this important step. This book identifies the basic elements (values, variables, and functions) of the language of mathematics and presents the grammatical rules for combining them into expressions and other structures. Different notational forms for expressions are described and defined. Correspondences between parts of speech and other grammatical elements in English and components of expressions in the language of mathematics are identified. These lead to useful guidelines for translating English into the language of mathematics. In addition, the book contains many examples of translating English into mathematics. The approach presented in this book makes mathematics accessible to many people who have been turned off from mathematics by their early exposure to it"-- Provided by publisher. Mathematical notation. English language Machine translating. MATHEMATICS Recreations & Games. bisacsh MATHEMATICS History & Philosophy. bisacsh English language Machine translating. fast (OCoLC)fst00911331 Mathematical notation. fast (OCoLC)fst01012093 Electronic books. Electronic books. local Print version: Baber, Robert Laurence. Language of mathematics. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011 9780470878897 (DLC) 2010054063 (OCoLC)699373986 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118061770 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205272 205272