The Handbook of Mathematical Functions by Milton Abramovich and Irene Stegun is the one book I would wish to have on a desert island. Unlike a novel, it withstands infinities of rereadings. Its ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Mathematics can help us to draw real-life ...

Smithsonian mathematical formulae and tables of elliptic functions. Mathematical formulae prepared by Edwin P. Adams. Tables of elliptic functions prepared under the direction of Sir George Greenhill, ...