Drawing
primarily from historical examples, this book explains the
tremendous role that numbers and, in particular, mathematics play
in all aspects More...
ONAG,
as the book is commonly known, is one of those rare publications
that sprang to life in a moment of creative energy and has remained
influenti More...
This book investigates the geometry of the quaternion
and octonion algebras. Following a comprehensive historical
introduction, the special propert More...
It is well known that
Einstein founded twentieth-century physics with his work on
relativity and quanta, but what do we really know about these
gro More...
Together with its companion volume this book presents a
practical introduction to computing spline functions, the
fundamental tools for fitting curv More...
This
volume records the proceedings of an international conference that
explored recent developments and the interaction between
mathematical theory More...