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- catalog abstract ""How did the classic tale of Alexander the Great influence the principal problem facing knot theorists today? What effect did the exalted Kalman filter have on space travel? How did the Shannon Coding Theory make mapping human DNA possible? In this follow-up to Five Golden Rules, popular science author John Casti treats us to another quintet of theories to answer these and other questions." "Casti reveals the origins of some of the most monumental mathematical discoveries of the last century - and sheds light on how these revolutionary ideas have reshaped our lives."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11599068.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""How did the classic tale of Alexander the Great influence the principal problem facing knot theorists today? What effect did the exalted Kalman filter have on space travel? How did the Shannon Coding Theory make mapping human DNA possible? In this follow-up to Five Golden Rules, popular science author John Casti treats us to another quintet of theories to answer these and other questions." "Casti reveals the origins of some of the most monumental mathematical discoveries of the last century - and sheds light on how these revolutionary ideas have reshaped our lives."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Alexander polynomial: knot theory -- Hopf bifurcation theorem: dynamical system theory -- Kalman filter: control theory -- Hahn-Banach theorem: functional analysis -- Shannon coding theorem: information theory.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-262) and index.".
- catalog extent "iv, 268 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Five more golden rules.".
- catalog identifier "0471322334 (pbk. : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Five more golden rules.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Wiley,".
- catalog relation "Five more golden rules.".
- catalog subject "510 21".
- catalog subject "Mathematics Popular works.".
- catalog subject "QA93 .C383 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Alexander polynomial: knot theory -- Hopf bifurcation theorem: dynamical system theory -- Kalman filter: control theory -- Hahn-Banach theorem: functional analysis -- Shannon coding theorem: information theory.".
- catalog title "Five more golden rules : knots, codes, chaos, and other great theories of 20th century mathematics / John L. Casti.".
- catalog type "Popular works. fast".
- catalog type "text".