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    • Publisher:
      Mathematical Association of America
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      June 1984
      ISBN:
      9780883856307
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.5948/UPO9780883859452
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      • Subjects:
      Mathematics (general), Mathematics
      Series:
      Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library
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    Mathematics (general), Mathematics
    Series:
    Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library
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    The Role of Mathematics in Science aims to illustrate the many ways in which mathematical methods have helped discovery in science. It is aimed at a group of readers who are interested in mathematics beyond the level of high school. The authors occasionally use some calculus and more intricate arguments. The book should appeal to college students and general readers with some background in mathematics. The authors state that, 'If we succeed in giving an impression of the beauty and power of mathematical reasoning in science, the purpose of our work will have been achieved.' This book includes the laws of levers and inclined planes, the laws of exponential versus limited population growth, ray optics, and relativity.

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    The universe existed before human consciousness could contemplate it, mathematics was developed so that it could be understood. Some of the greatest achievements in the development of mathematics were the creation of equations that modeled how the universe works and a few of those are brilliantly described in this book.

    Charles Ashbacher Source: MAA Online Reviews

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