E. T. Whittaker (1873–1956)
Author of A Course of Modern Analysis
About the Author
Series
Works by E. T. Whittaker
A Treatise on the Analytical Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies; with an Introduction to the Problem of Three Bodies (1937) 43 copies
A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity: Volume I, from the Age of Descartes to the Close of the Nineteenth Century (2009) 18 copies
Space And Spirit: Theories Of The Universe And The Arguments For The Existence Of God (2010) 15 copies
A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity: Volume II, the Modern Theories, 1900-1926 (1960) 11 copies
A Short Course in Interpolation 2 copies
A Treatise on the Analytical Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies by E.T. Whittaker (1944) 2 copies
A History of Economic Ideas 2 copies
Elements of economics 1 copy
Edmund Taylor Whittaker 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1873-10-24
- Date of death
- 1956-03-24
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Manchester Grammar School, Manchester, England, UK
Trinity College, Cambridge - Organizations
- Pontifical Academy of Sciences (1936)
Royal Society of Edinburgh (President)
Royal Society (Fellow) - Awards and honors
- Copley Medal
De Morgan Medal (1935)
Sylvester Medal - Relationships
- Jeans, James (student)
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
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Reviews
My mathematical history is fraught with confusion and missteps. I took classes up to Calculus II, where we had to memorize the Integration Rules for Trig Functions and some other ideas. I barely remember the material, but I did okay in the first semester of Calculus.
A Course of Modern Analysis: Third Edition is a Dover reprint of a 1902 classic. There are also some chapters added to the text from 1920. E. T. Whittaker and G. M. Watson collaborated on the book. It is a masterpiece of clarity. show more The book follows the tried-and-true idea of beginning with simple concepts and building to more challenging topics.
There are some points where the book shows its age, but these are minor nitpicks. For example, when the authors wrote "shew," they meant "show." Minor spelling errors are acceptable when a book is over 100 years old. I don't think the book has answers for the exercises, either. I may need to look more closely.
I enjoyed the book. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time. show less
A Course of Modern Analysis: Third Edition is a Dover reprint of a 1902 classic. There are also some chapters added to the text from 1920. E. T. Whittaker and G. M. Watson collaborated on the book. It is a masterpiece of clarity. show more The book follows the tried-and-true idea of beginning with simple concepts and building to more challenging topics.
There are some points where the book shows its age, but these are minor nitpicks. For example, when the authors wrote "shew," they meant "show." Minor spelling errors are acceptable when a book is over 100 years old. I don't think the book has answers for the exercises, either. I may need to look more closely.
I enjoyed the book. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time. show less
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Statistics
- Works
- 21
- Members
- 390
- Popularity
- #62,075
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 35