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As an aside, does anyone know of a mathematical dictionary? I've been trying to follow some books and I just get lost in the terminology -- as I scour the net f
by ibsulon 18y ago
As an aside, does anyone know of a mathematical dictionary? I've been trying to follow some books and I just get lost in the terminology -- as I scour the net for the pieces I need, I can get the context, but that seems entirely inefficient. Along the same lines, I'm having trouble making the leap from understanding simple proofs to advanced ones.
Is there any hope, save for going back for a math degree? :)
- tuukkah 18y agoWould comprehensive encyclopedias do instead of dictionaries? http://wikipedia.org/ http://wikipedia.org/ and http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
- kqr2 18y agoYou should check out this online resource for mathematics: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ If you need a dead tree version, Harper Collins is coming out with a new edition: http://www.amazon.com/Harper-Collins-Dictionary-Mathematics-Borowski/dp/1439508860/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220994362&sr=8-8 http://www.amazon.com/Harper-Collins-Dictionary-Mathematics-... I have an older version and it's good for quickly looking up some of the vocabulary, however, it won't give you a deep understanding.
- ibsulon 18y agoI will definitely check out both. Thanks!