Mathematical methods in science

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If you have ever wondered how the laws of nature were worked out mathematically, this is the book for you. Above all, it captures some of Pólya's excitement and vision.

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Full title :Mathematical methods in science / by George Pólya ; edited by Leon Bowden.

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If you have ever wondered how the laws of nature were worked out mathematically, this is the book for you. Above all, it captures some of Pólya's excitement and vision.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1977.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Mathematical Association of America
Place of Publication:Washington
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1977.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xi, 234 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9780883859414, 0883859416
oclc:ocn817962515
LC Classification:QA37.2
Dewey Decimal:530.1/5

1. From the history of astronomy: measurement and successive approximation. -- Measurement ; Astronomical measurements ; Successive approximation ; Newton's method of successive approximation -- 2. From the history of statics. -- Stevinus and Archimedes ; Vectors -- 3. From the history of dynamics. -- Galileo ; Newton ; The pendulum ; Escape velocity -- 4. Physical reasoning in mathematics. -- 5. Differential equations and their use in science. -- First examples ; Approximate formulae: power series ; Physical analogy ; What is a differential equation?