书目名称 | What Mathematics Can Do for You | 副标题 | Essays and Tips from | 编辑 | Yoshikazu Giga,Toshiyuki Kobayashi | 视频video | | 概述 | The first book in English to present Japan’s top business leaders’ thoughts on mathematics.All authors were selected as representatives of their respective industries, e.g., the head of Toyota for the | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .Japan is a tiny country that occupies only 0.25% of the world’s total land area. However, this small country is the world’s third largest in economy: the Japanese GDP is roughly equivalent to the sum of any two major countries in Europe as of 2012..This book is a first attempt to ask leaders of top Japanese companies, such as Toyota, about their thoughts on mathematics. The topics range from mathematical problems in specific areas (e.g., exploration of natural resources, communication networks, finance) to mathematical strategy that helps a leader who has to weigh many different issues and make decisions in a timely manner, and even to mathematical literacy that ensures quality control. The reader may notice that every article reflects the authors’ way of life and thinking, which can be evident in even one sentence..This book is an enlarged English edition of the Japanese book .W.hat Mathematics Can Do for You: Essays and Tips from Japanese Industry Leaders.. In this edition we have invited the contributions of three mathematicians who have been working to expand and strengthen the interaction between mathematics and industry..The role of mathematics is usually invisible when it | 出版日期 | Book 2013 | 关键词 | Industrial mathematics; Mathematical Education; Mathematical modeling in management; Mathematics for In | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54346-6 | isbn_softcover | 978-4-431-54681-8 | isbn_ebook | 978-4-431-54346-6 | copyright | Springer Japan 2013 |
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