Mathematics and Technology
Mathematics and Technology presents technological applications of mathematics making use of elegant mathematical concepts. The selected subjects consist of: public key cryptography, error correcting codes, the global positioning system (GPS) and cartography, image compression using fractals and the...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2008, 2008
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2008 |
Series: | Springer Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics and Technology
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Positioning on Earth and in Space
- Friezes and Mosaics
- Robotic Motion
- Skeletons and Gamma Ray Radiosurgery
- Savings and Loans
- Error Correcting Codes
- Public Key Cryptography
- Random Number Generators
- Google and the Page Rank Algorithm
- Why 44100 Samples per Second
- Image Compression Iterated Function Systems
- Image Compression The JPEG Standard
- The DNA Computer
- Calculus of Variations
- Science Flashes