Math unlimited : essays in mathematics / editors, R. Sujatha, H.N. Ramaswamy, C.S. Yogananda

Includes bibliographical references and index

Group theory: what's beyond / B. Sury -- Splitting primes / Chandan Singh Dalawat -- Elliptic curves and number theory / R. Sujatha -- Curvature and relativity / Siddhartha Gadgil -- Generating functions / S. Ramanan -- Approximating continuous functions by polynomials / Gautam Bharali -- The wonderful world of eigenvalues / Arup Bose, Aloke Dey -- On Pták's nondiscrete induction / A.S. Vasudeva Murthy -- Partial differential equations / P.N. Srikanth -- Large deviations / S.R.S. Varadhan -- From the binary alphabet to quantum computation / K.R. Parthasarathy -- Is there a science behind opinion polls? / Rajeeva L. Karandikar -- An introduction to financial mathematics / Sandeep Juneja -- Linear time, almost linear time, and almost always linear time: snippets from the work of Robert Endre Tarjan / Jaikumar Radhakrishnan -- Group representations and algorithmic complexity / K.V. Subrahmanyam -- Regular languages: from automata to logic and back / Madhavan Mukund -- Variational calculus in mathematics and physics / Rajesh Gopakumar -- The forces of nature / Sudarshan Ananth -- The reciprocal interaction between mathematics and natural law / Sunil Mukhi -- An introduction to mathematical biology / Pranay Goel -- Mathematics and biology: the growing synergy / Dhiraj Kumar, Samrat Chatterjee -- Mathematical biology: a modelling approach / Sunita Gakkhar -- The mathematical approach to brain and cognition / Shripad Kondra, Prasun Kumar Roy -- Rational quadrilaterals from Brahmagupta to Kummer / R. Sridharan -- Magic squares / Raja Sridharan, M.D. Srinivas -- Differences in style, but not in substance: ancient Indian study of combinatorial methods / Raja Sridharan, R. Sridharan, M.D. Srinivas -- In square circle: geometric knowledge of the Indus civilization / Sitabhra Sinha, Nisha Yadav, Mayank Vahia

"This collection of essays spans pure and applied mathematics. Readers interested in mathematical research and historical aspects of mathematics will appreciate the enlightening content of these essays. Highlighting the pervasive nature of mathematics today in different areas, the book also covers the spread of mathematical ideas and techniques in areas ranging from computer science to physics to biology"-- Provided by publisher

"Herbalism, PhytochemistryThis volume is a collection of essays in mathematics that spans pure and applied mathematics as well as the spread of mathematical ideas and techniques in other areas, ranging from computer science to physics and biology. It is aimed at an audience with an interest in mathematical research and aspects of history of mathematics. It highlights the pervasive nature of mathematics today in different areas"-- Provided by publisher