An Introduction to Higher Mathematics 2 Volume Set
Loo-Keng Hua
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Description for An Introduction to Higher Mathematics 2 Volume Set
hardcover. A wide-ranging reference text for university mathematics from one of the most eminent Chinese mathematicians of the twentieth century. Translator(s): Shiu, Peter. Series: The Cambridge China Library. Num Pages: 900 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 75. Weight in Grams: 3220.
The self-taught mathematician Hua Loo-Keng (1910–1985) has been credited with inspiring generations of mathematicians, while his papers on number theory are regarded as some of the most significant contributions made to the subject during the first half of the twentieth century. An Introduction to Higher Mathematics is based on the lectures given by Hua at the University of Science and Technology of China from 1958. The course reflects Hua's instinctive technique, using the simplest tools to tackle even the most difficult problems, and contains both pure and applied mathematics, emphasising the interdependent relationships between different branches of the discipline. With ... Read more
The self-taught mathematician Hua Loo-Keng (1910–1985) has been credited with inspiring generations of mathematicians, while his papers on number theory are regarded as some of the most significant contributions made to the subject during the first half of the twentieth century. An Introduction to Higher Mathematics is based on the lectures given by Hua at the University of Science and Technology of China from 1958. The course reflects Hua's instinctive technique, using the simplest tools to tackle even the most difficult problems, and contains both pure and applied mathematics, emphasising the interdependent relationships between different branches of the discipline. With ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
900
Condition
New
Series
The Cambridge China Library
Number of Pages
900
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107020016
SKU
V9781107020016
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About Loo-Keng Hua
Hua Loo-Keng (1910–1985), a self-taught mathematician, is remembered as one of the leading scholars of his time. Hua spent most of his working life in China and suffered at first hand the turbulence of twentieth-century Chinese politics – but he also travelled extensively. This included time spent at Cambridge in the 1930s, when he made notable contributions to number theory, ... Read more
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