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Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt: and Other Intriguing Stories of Mathematical Physics (Record no. 139987)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780691135403
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 530.15 NAH
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name "Nahin, Paul J."
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt: and Other Intriguing Stories of Mathematical Physics
Remainder of title Paul J. Nahin
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc United States
Name of publisher, distributor, etc The University Press Group Ltd
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2009-08-17
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 424
Size of unit 229
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 20.95
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Popular science
501 ## - WITH NOTE
With note Hardback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "What does quilting have to do with electric circuit theory? The answer is just one of the fascinating ways that best-selling popular math writer Paul Nahin illustrates the deep interplay of math and physics in the world around us in his latest book of challenging mathematical puzzles, ""Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt"". With his trademark combination of intriguing mathematical problems and the historical anecdotes surrounding them, Nahin invites readers on an exciting and informative exploration of some of the many ways math and physics combine to create something vastly more powerful, useful, and interesting than either is by itself. In a series of brief and largely self-contained chapters, Nahin discusses a wide range of topics in which math and physics are mutually dependent and mutually illuminating, from Newtonian gravity and Newton's laws of mechanics to ballistics, air drag, and electricity. The mathematical subjects range from algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and calculus to differential equations, Fourier series, and theoretical and Monte Carlo probability. Each chapter includes problems - some three dozen in all - that challenge readers to try their hand at applying what they have learned. Just as in his other books of mathematical puzzles, Nahin discusses the historical background of each problem, gives many examples, includes MATLAB codes, and provides complete and detailed solutions at the end. ""Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt"" will appeal to students interested in new math and physics applications, teachers looking for unusual examples to use in class - and anyone who enjoys popular math books."
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematical physics
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematical physics
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Popular science
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        On shelf       530.15 NAH 26/05/2011               20.95  
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