The whole work is an astonishingly complete survey of modern mathematics....[It] concentrates on definitions and statements of theorems which are...presented with a precision and rigour missing from other mathematical dictionaries. -- New Scientist This second edition of the widely acclaimed Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematice includes 70 new articles, with an increased emphasis on applied mathematics, expanded explanations and appendices, and a reorganization of topics. Volume 1 - 1147 pp. (1) Abel to (304) Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations Volume 2 - 1001 pp. (305) Obstructions to (450) Zeta Functions Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.