1964, Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables fashion by The U.S. Department of Commerce
Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables by The U.S. Department of Commerce. Published by National Bureau of Bureau of Standards Applied Mathematics Series, Washington DC; 1964.
This is a large Mathematical Formulas Reference Book. It is Vintage, at over 55 years old. The condition is Near Mint. Bound in a bright red wrapper with gold gilt text along the front cover and spine. The binding is tight and secure, holding all 1,046 printed pages in place. The pages are clean and free of any markings, although each page was not examined individually. It measures approximately 10.5” tall by 8.25” wide, and over 2.25” thick.
This large volume reviews a wide array of Mathematic calculations and formulas. It covers everything needed by various types of Math and Science Professionals. fashion Illustrated profusely with many drawings, graphs, tables, charts, and more. Complete with a thorough alphabetical Subject Index, as well as an Index of Notations at the end of the book. A plethora of timeless information.
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Taken from the Preface:
“The present volume is an outgrowth of a Conference on Mathematical Tables held at Cambridge, Mass., on September 15-16, 1954, under the auspices of the National Science Foundation and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The purpose of the meeting was to evaluate the need for mathematical tables in the light of the availability of large scale computing machines. It was the consensus of opinion that in spite of the increasing use of the new machines the basic need for tables would continue to exist.
Numerical tables of mathematical functions are in continual demand by scientists and engineers. A greater variety of functions and higher accuracy of tabulation are now required as a result of scientific advances and, especially, of the in creasing use of automatic computers. In the latter connection, the tables serve mainly for preliminary surveys of problems before programming for machine operation. For those without easy access to machines, such tables are, of course, indispensable.
Consequently, the Conference recognized that there was a pressing need for a modernized version of the classical tables of functions of Jahnke-Emde. To implement the project, the National Science Foundation requested the National Bureau of Standards to prepare such a volume and established an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee, with Professor Philip M. Morse of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as chairman, to advise the staff of the National Bureau of Standards during the course of its preparation.
The primary aim has been to include a maximum of useful information within the limits of a moderately large volume, with particular attention to the needs of scientists in all fields. An attempt has been made to cover the entire field of special functions. To carry out the goal set forth by the Ad Hoc Committee, it has been necessary to supplement the tables by including the mathematical properties that are important in computation work, as well as by providing numerical methods which demonstrate the use and extension of the tables.”