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"In a bold and refreshingly informal style, this exciting text steers a middle course between elementary texts emphasizing connections with philosophy, logic, and electronic circuit design, and profound treatises aimed at advanced graduate students and professional mathematicians. It is written for readers who have studied at least two years of college-level mathematics. With carefully crafted prose, lucid explanations, and illuminating insights, it guides students to some of the deeper results of Boolean algebra-and in particular to the important interconnections with topology-without assuming a background in algebra, topology, and set theory. The parts of those subjects that are needed to understand the material are developed within the text itself." "Highlights of the book include the normal form theorem; the homomorphism extension theorem; the isomorphism theorem for countable atomless Boolean algebras; the maximal ideal theorem; the celebrated Stone representation theorem; the existence and uniqueness theorems for canonical extensions and completions; Tarski's isomorphism of factors theorem for (J'-algebras, and Hanf's related counterexamples; and an extensive treatment of the algebraictopological duality, including the duality between ideals and open sets, homomorphisms and continuous functions, subalgebras and quotient spaces, and direct products and Stone-Cech compactifications." A special feature of the book is the large number of exercises of varying levels of difficulty, from routine problems that help readers understand the basic definitions and theorems, to intermediate problems that extend or enrich material developed in the text, to harder problems that exploreimportant ideas either not treated in the text, or that go substantially beyond its treatment. Hints for the solutions to the harder problems are given in an appendix. A detailed solutions manual for all exercises is available for instructors who adopt the text for a course.

Elementary Methods in Number Theory begins with "a first course in number theory" for students with no previous knowledge of the subject. The main topics are divisibility, prime numbers, and congruences. There is also an introduction to Fourier analysis on finite abelian groups, and a discussion on the abc conjecture and its consequences in elementary number theory. In the second and third parts of the book, deep results in number theory are proved using only elementary methods. Part II is about multiplicative number theory, and includes two of the most famous results in mathematics: the Erdös-Selberg elementary proof of the prime number theorem, and Dirichlets theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions. Part III is an introduction to three classical topics in additive number theory: Warings problems for polynomials, Liouvilles method to determine the number of representations of an integer as the sum of an even number of squares, and the asymptotics of partition functions. Melvyn B. Nathanson is Professor of Mathematics at the City University of New York (Lehman College and the Graduate Center). He is the author of the two other graduate texts: Additive Number Theory: The Classical Bases and Additive Number Theory: Inverse Problems and the Geometry of Sumsets.

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One Infinite Series and Infinite Sequences.- 1 Operations with Power Series.- Additive Number Theory, Combinatorial Problems, and Applications.- Binomial Coefficients and Related Problems.- Differentiation of Power Series.- Functional Equations and Power Series.- Gaussian Binomial Coefficients.- Majorant Series.- 2 Linear Transformations of Series. A Theorem of Cesàro.- Triangular Transformations of Sequences into Sequences.- More General Transformations of Sequences into Sequences.- Transformations of Sequences into Functions. Theorem of Cesàro.- 3 The Structure of Real Sequences and Series.- The Structure of Infinite Sequences.- Convergence Exponent.- The Maximum Term of a Power Series.- Subseries.- Rearrangement of the Terms.- Distribution of the Signs of the Terms.- 4 Miscellaneous Problems.- Enveloping Series.- Various Propositions on Real Series and Sequences.- Partitions of Sets, Cycles in Permutations.- Two Integration.- 1 The Integral as the Limit of a Sum of Rectangles.- The Lower and the Upper Sum.- The Degree of Approximation.- Improper Integrals Between Finite Limits.- Improper Integrals Between Infinite Limits.- Applications to Number Theory.- Mean Values and Limits of Products.- Multiple Integrals.- 2 Inequalities.- Inequalities.- Some Applications of Inequalities.- 3 Some Properties of Real Functions.- Proper Integrals.- Improper Integrals.- Continuous, Differentiate, Convex Functions.- Singular Integrals. Weierstrass' Approximation Theorem.- 4 Various Types of Equidistribution.- Counting Function. Regular Sequences.- Criteria of Equidistribution.- Multiples of an Irrational Number.- Distribution of the Digits in a Table of Logarithms and Related Questions.- Other Types of Equidistribution.- 5 Functions of Large Numbers.- Laplace's Method.- Modifications of the Method.- Asymptotic Evaluation of Some Maxima.- Minimax and Maximin.- Three Functions of One Complex Variable. General Part.- 1 Complex Numbers and Number Sequences.- Regions and Curves. Working with Complex Variables.- Location of the Roots of Algebraic Equations.- Zeros of Polynomials, Continued. A Theorem of Gauss.- Sequences of Complex Numbers.- Sequences of Complex Numbers, Continued: Transformation of Sequences.- Rearrangement of Infinite Series.- 2 Mappings and Vector Fields.- The Cauchy-Riemann Differential Equations.- Some Particular Elementary Mappings.- Vector Fields.- 3 Some Geometrical Aspects of Complex Variables.- Mappings of the Circle. Curvature and Support Function.- Mean Values Along a Circle.- Mappings of the Disk. Area.- The Modular Graph. The Maximum Principle.- 4 Cauchy's Theorem • The Argument Principle.- Cauchy's Formula.- Poisson's and Jensen's Formulas.- The Argument Principle.- Rouche's Theorem.- 5 Sequences of Analytic Functions.- Lagrange's Series. Applications.- The Real Part of a Power Series.- Poles on the Circle of Convergence.- Identically Vanishing Power Series.- Propagation of Convergence.- Convergence in Separated Regions.- The Order of Growth of Certain Sequences of Polynomials.- 6 The Maximum Principle.- The Maximum Principle of Analytic Functions.- Schwarz's Lemma.- Hadamard's Three Circle Theorem.- Harmonic Functions.- The Phragmén-Lindelöf Method.- Author Index.

Numerical linear algebra, digital signal processing, and parallel algorithms are three disciplines with a great deal of activity in the last few years. The interaction between them has been growing to a level that merits an Advanced Study Institute dedicated to the three areas together. This volume gives an account of the main results in this interdisciplinary field. The following topics emerged as major themes of the - Singular value and eigenvalue decompositions, including applications, - Toeplitz matrices, including special algorithms and architectures, - Recursive least squares in linear algebra, digital signal processing and control, - Updating and downdating techniques in linear algebra and signal processing, - Stability and sensitivity analysis of special recursive least squares problems, - Special architectures for linear algebra and signal processing. This book contains tutorials on these topics given by leading scientists in each of the three areas. A consider- able number of new research results are presented in contributed papers. The tutorials and papers will be of value to anyone interested in the three disciplines.

1 Real Functions 2 Sequences and Series 3 Continuous Functions on Intervals 4 Differentiation 5 The Riemann Integral 6 Topology 7 Function Spaces 8 Differentiable Maps 9 Measures 10 Integration 11 Manifolds 12 Multilinear Algebra 13 Differential Forms 14 Integration on Manifolds

"Practical, scientific, philosophical & artistic problems have caused men to investigate mathematics. But there is one other motive which is as strong as any of these-the search for beauty. Mathematics is an art, & as such affords the pleasures which all the arts afford."--The Author Preface Why mathematics? A historical orientation Logic & mathematics Number: the fundamental concept Algebra, the higher arithmetic The nature & uses of Euclidean geometry Charting the earth & the heavens The mathematical order of nature The awakening of Europe Mathematics & painting in the Renaissance Projective geometry Coordinate geometry The simplest formulas in action Parametric equations & curvilinear motion The application of formulas to gravitation The differential calculus The integral calculus Trigonometric functions & oscillatory motion The trigonometric analysis of musical sounds Non-Euclidean geometries & their significance Arithmetics & their algebras The statistical approach to the social & biological sciences The theory of probability The nature & values of mathematics Table of Trigonometic Ratios Answers to Selected & Review Exercises Additional Answers & Solutions Index

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The Langlands Program was conceived initially as a bridge between Number Theory and Automorphic Representations, and has now expanded into such areas as Geometry and Quantum Field Theory, tying together seemingly unrelated disciplines into a web of tantalizing conjectures. A new chapter to this grand project is provided in this book. It develops the geometric Langlands Correspondence for Loop Groups, a new approach, from a unique perspective offered by affine Kac-Moody algebras. The theory offers fresh insights into the world of Langlands dualities, with many applications to Representation Theory of Infinite-dimensional Algebras, and Quantum Field Theory. This accessible text builds the theory from scratch, with all necessary concepts defined and the essential results proved along the way. Based on courses taught at Berkeley, the book provides many open problems which could form the basis for future research, and is accessible to advanced undergraduate students and beginning graduate students.

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The definitive book on tiling and geometric patterns, this volume features 520 figures and over 100 tables. Accessible to anyone with a grasp of geometry, it offers illustrated examples of two-dimensional spaces coveredwith interlocking figures, plus related problems and references. Equally suitable for geometry courses and independent study. 1987 edition.

The inventor of a statistical inference system book describes his system and its applications. Discusses the general theory of the sequential probability ratio test, with comparisons to traditional statistical inference systems; applications that illustrate the general theory and of theoretical interest specific to these applications; possible approaches to the problem of sequential multi-valued decisions and estimation.

This respected text deals with large-scale, easily known thermal phenomena and then proceeds to small-scale, less accessible phenomena. The wide range of mathematics used in Dittman and Zemansky's text simultaneously challenges students who have completed a course in impartial differential calculus without alienating those students who have only taken a calculus-based general physics course. Examples of calculations are presented shortly after important formulas are derived. Students see the solutions of problems related to the formulas. Actual thermodynamic experiments are explained in detail. The student sees the applicability of abstract thermodynamic concepts and formulas to real situations.

Two Nobel Laureates present a systematic, comprehensive account of the theory, techniques, experimental data, and interpretation involved in the study of microwave spectroscopy—a subject relevant to nuclear physics, molecular structure, chemical kinetics, quantum electrodynamics, and astronomy.The material in this volume is discussed critically, systematically, and in the simplest form. The simplicity of the wording and mathematics makes most of the contents accessible to those with a very elementary knowledge of quantum mechanics and atomic physics. Although the treatment is continuously developed, each of the 18 chapters is self-contained. Nearly 200 tables and figures augment the text. Appendixes supply most of the background for research and interpretation of microwave spectra; they also contain extensive data on nuclear and molecular constants, including essentially all those determined by microwave techniques. "Equally suitable for use as a fundamental reference or advanced textbook." — U.S. Quarterly Book Review .