Mary Leng offers a defense of mathematical fictionalism, according to which we have no reason to believe that there are any mathematical objects. Perhaps the most pressing challenge to mathematical fictionalism is the indispensability argument for the truth of our mathematical theories (and therefore for the existence of the mathematical objects posited by those theories).
This textbook on mathematical analysis is based on many years' experience of lecturing at a higher technical college. Its aim is to train the students in active approach to mathematical exercises, as is done at a seminar.Therefore standard computational exercises are supplemented by examples and problems explaining the theory, promoting its deeper understanding and stimulating precise mathematical thinking. Some counter-examples explaining the need for certain conditions in the formulation of basic theorems are also included.
Contest Problem Book II: Annual High School Contests of the Mathematical Association of America, 1961-1965
The thesis that selective problem solving can be a vital factor in learning mathematics needs no extended defense. It is implicit in the suggestion by some curriculum experts that problems be made the central point of topical development. A good problem, like the acorn, has in it the potential for grand development.
Parallel MATLAB for Multicore and Multinode Computers (Software, Environments and Tools)
This is the first book on parallel MATLAB and the first parallel computing book focused on the design, code, debug, and test techniques required to quickly produce well-performing parallel programs. MATLAB is currently the dominant language of technical computing with one million users worldwide, many of whom can benefit from the increased power offered by inexpensive multicore and multinode parallel computers.
Differential Equations with Mathematica, Third Edition
The Third Edition of the Differential Equations with Mathematica integrates new applications from a variety of fields,especially biology, physics, and engineering. The new handbook is also completely compatible with recent versions of Mathematica and is a perfect introduction for Mathematica beginners.
