Symmetry Methods for Differential Equations

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jim Q. Smith 著
• 出版社 Cambridge University Press
• 出版时间 2000-01
• ISBN 9780521497862
• 定价 427.10元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 228页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thisisaneclecticcompendiumoftheessayssolicitedforthe2010MathematicsAwarenessMonthWebpageonthethemeof'MathematicsandSports'.Inkeepingwiththegoalofpromotingmathematicsawarenesstoabroadaudience,allofthearticlesareaccessibletouniversity-levelmathematicsstudentsandmanyareaccessibletothegeneralpublic.Thebookisdividedintosectionsbythekindofsports.ThesectiononAmericanfootballincludesanarticlethatevaluatesamethodforreducingtheadvantageofthewinnertoacoinflipinanNFLovertimegame;thesectionontrackandfieldexaminestheultimatelimitonhowfastahumancanrun100metres;thesectiononbaseballincludesanarticleonthelikelihoodofstreaks;thesectionongolfhasanarticlethatdescribesthedouble-pendulummodelofagolfswingandanarticleonmodellingTigerWoods'career.

【作者简介】

JosephA.GallianobtainedhisB.A.fromSlipperyRockUniversityin1966,anM.A.fromtheUniversityofKansasin1968,andaPh.D.fromtheUniversityofNotreDamein1971.AmonghishonorsaretheMAA'sHaimoAwardfordistinguishedteaching,theMAA