A book dedicated to Boundary Value Problem topics include derivations of some of the standard models of mathematical physics and methods for solving those equations on unbounded and bounded domains. It's a clearly written book that is ideal for anyone being introduce to partial differential equations for the first time with focus on Laplace's, Heat and Wave Equation. In science, it brings together vastly different areas, with critical ramifications in Quantum Mechanics, Chaos Theory and the future of computing.

It's fascinating to read about the many mathematicians over the millennia that have tackled many insurmountable mathematical problems, while bringing their characters to life for us all to witness which is a real treat. He places each theorem within its historical context and explores the very human and often turbulent life of the creator.

Unfortunately Ramaujan died at the young age of thirty two but not without making his mark on the mathematical world as did his friend and collaborator G H Hardy! How to Think Like a Mathematician is a great book that will set you on the right path toward, yes, thinking like a Mathematician. All the major methods of proof - direct method, cases, induction, contradiction and contrapositive - are featured.

Math Girls is a novel “combining mathematical rigour with light romance”, and a few people chimed in to agree that it would be a good present. In colorful anecdotes, the brilliant - often eccentric - luminaries chart the course of mathematical progress. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient ant odometers and moving through time to our modern-day quest for new dimensions, prolific polymath Clifford Pickover covers 250 milestones in mathematical history. Fermat's Last Theorem is a theorem that had puzzled mathematicians and scientists for almost four hundred years.relished Polya's deft - indeed, brilliant - instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of the problem. As a collection of some of Gardener's most famous puzzles this book is a must read for those who like to look a little further into puzzle solving. He is the maths teacher you never had and this book is perfect for the smart and curious, the expert and the beginner. An exploration of an often woefully misunderstood subject, this book celebrates the simplicity, the precision, the purity, and the elegance of mathematics. It's fascinating stuff, while the author G H Hardy is a mathematician of note who specialised in number theory and analysis.

Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that - unbeknownst to the unitiated - connect pop culture, literature, art, philosophy, current affairs, business and even every day life. This book sets out to prove that it can, through a selection of short articles on surprising maths in everyday life. Off the beaten track, Mathsemantics is probably my favorite book that no one else has ever heard about. I can’t say I followed more than a small amount, but it made an impression on me, and it might complement some of the “pop maths” suggestions since it does actually prove things, rather than just mentioning famous puzzles or people. This book is divided into four sections where the author considers a range of philosophical issues and positions concerning the subject of maths.solved problems - like the Poincaré Conjecture, cracked by the eccentric genius Grigori Perelman, who refused academic honours and a million-dollar prize for his work, and problems which, like the Riemann Hypothesis, remain baffling after centuries. All the material in the book is written in such a way as to enable the reader to fully understand each subject and stage. Discussions that will get the grey matter working are covered along with great illustrations that break up the text nicely. Many do not consider mathematics as a recreational subject but Martin Gardiner has transformed what was once considered a serious subject into one that we mere mortals can understand.