Mathematics Handbook

Mathematics Handbook for Science and ­Engineering is a comprehensive handbook for scientists, engineers, teachers and students at universities. The book presents in a lucid and ­accessible form classical areas of mathematics like ­algebra, geometry and analysis and also ­areas of current ­interest like discrete mathematics, probability, statistics, ­optimization and numerical analysis. It concentrates on ­definitions, results, formulas, graphs and tables and ­emphasizes concepts and metods with applications in ­technology and science. This sixth edition is a thoroughly updated version of the book and every chapter has been revised and the layout of the entire book has been modernized. In particular, the chapters on numerical analysis, probability and statistics have gone through major updates. Teachers and researchers from Gothenburg University, Chalmers University of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Lund University have contributed.