''CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics'' is a bestselling book by American author
Eric W. Weisstein
Eric Wolfgang Weisstein (born March 18, 1969) is an American mathematician and encyclopedist who created and maintains the encyclopedias ''MathWorld'' and ''ScienceWorld''. In addition, he is the author of the '' CRC Concise Encyclopedia of M ...
.
Summary
The book is presented in a dictionary format. The book is divided into
headword
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s. The book also provides relevant diagrams and illustrations.
Lawsuits
The book became the subject of a lawsuit between
CRC Press
The CRC Press, LLC is an American publishing group that specializes in producing technical books. Many of their books relate to engineering, science and mathematics. Their scope also includes books on business, forensics and information techn ...
and
Eric W. Weisstein
Eric Wolfgang Weisstein (born March 18, 1969) is an American mathematician and encyclopedist who created and maintains the encyclopedias ''MathWorld'' and ''ScienceWorld''. In addition, he is the author of the '' CRC Concise Encyclopedia of M ...
. The CRC Press claimed Weisstein's website ''MathWorld'' violated the copyright on the CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics. During the dispute, a court order shut down ''MathWorld'' for over a year starting October 23, 2000. According to Eric Weisstein's personal site, he restarted MathWorld on November 6, 2001. Wolfram Research,
Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram (; born 29 August 1959) is a British-American computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He is known for his work in computer science, mathematics, and theoretical physics. In 2012, he was named a fellow of the American Ma ...
, and Eric Weisstein settled with the CRC Press for an undisclosed financial award and several benefits. Among these benefits are the legal rights to reproduce ''MathWorld'' in book format again.
Reception
The book has consistently received good reviews.
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Editions
* 1st edition, CRC Press
The CRC Press, LLC is an American publishing group that specializes in producing technical books. Many of their books relate to engineering, science and mathematics. Their scope also includes books on business, forensics and information techn ...
, 1999,
* 2nd edition, CRC Press
The CRC Press, LLC is an American publishing group that specializes in producing technical books. Many of their books relate to engineering, science and mathematics. Their scope also includes books on business, forensics and information techn ...
, 2002,
* 3rd edition, CRC Press
The CRC Press, LLC is an American publishing group that specializes in producing technical books. Many of their books relate to engineering, science and mathematics. Their scope also includes books on business, forensics and information techn ...
, 2005,
References
External links
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Encyclopedias of mathematics
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