dear /s&m/ what is the most comprehensive collection of math in book form? I want something that goes from learning the numbers and simple addition all the way to Hilbert's 24th problem. Failing that, I'd like something that goes as far as it can from first principles.
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Anonymous2007-03-31 11:42 ID:5LI9iN7c
I recommend Analysis, Manifolds and Physics by Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat for your analysis needs and Abstract Algebra by David S. Dummit for your algebra(ic geometry) needs.
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Anonymous2007-03-31 12:08 ID:vku1NxUq
I'm most interested in a single volume which spans as much of the gamut of topics if possible, although this is also helpful. Thanks, and keep the titles coming!
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Anonymous2007-03-31 12:38 ID:vuex92zp
:the road to reality" by penrose might be up your ally, though its dense as fuck, and hass a focus on mathematical physics.
Who could even lift, much less write, an all-inclusive math book? They'd probably have to put that thing on several CD-ROMs, and THEN maybe someone could lift it after a few years of intensive weightlifting training.
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Several CD-ROMs are pretty heavy. I had to train with 19" CRTs from the early 90s for six months before I had enough strength to move several CDs to my basement and back.
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Depends on what you store on them. The more data you store, the heavier they get. I'd imagine an all-inclusive math book on disc would be pretty heavy indeed.
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Anonymous2007-04-08 5:05 ID:/9b/buNT
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I heard DVDs are lighter these days. For the same increase in weight, you can store twice as much data!
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Anonymous2007-04-09 11:50 ID:6ajr2Fk5
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This is why so many CD replication houses are in Australia: in the southern hemisphere, mass _decreases_ with storage.