CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics

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| name = CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics

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| caption = First edition

| author = Eric W. Weisstein

| country = United States

| language = English

| subject = Mathematics

| publisher = CRC Press

| release_date = 1999

| media_type = Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and audio-CD

| pages = 3252

| isbn = 1584883472

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CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics is a book by American author Eric W. Weisstein.

Summary

The book is presented in a dictionary format. The book is divided into headwords. The book also provides relevant diagrams and illustrations.

Lawsuits

The book became the subject of a lawsuit between CRC Press and Eric W. Weisstein.[http://www.ericweisstein.com/authors-rights/authors_note.html ericweisstein.com] 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.{{cite web |title= Updates about the CRC Lawsuit |publisher= Eric Weisstein |date= April 5, 2009 |url= http://www.ericweisstein.com/authors-rights/updates.html |access-date= June 16, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130408052034/http://www.ericweisstein.com/authors-rights/updates.html |archive-date= April 8, 2013 |url-status= dead }} Wolfram Research, Stephen Wolfram, 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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Reception

The book has consistently received good reviews.[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2600113-crc-concise-encyclopedia-of-mathematics goodreads.com]{{cite journal | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20453513 | jstor=20453513 | title=Featured Review: CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics | last1=Previato | first1=Emma | journal=SIAM Review | date=2004 | volume=46 | issue=2 | pages=349–354 }}[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1497141 emeraldinsight.com]

Editions

  • 1st edition, CRC Press, 1999, {{ISBN|978-1-58488-347-0}}
  • 2nd edition, CRC Press, 2002, {{ISBN|1584883472}}
  • 3rd edition, CRC Press, 2005, {{ISBN|9780849319464}}

See also

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