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The World According to Wavelets: The Story of a Mathematical Technique in the Making, Barbara Burke Hubbard. 1996, xix + 264 pp. $34 cloth. ISBN 1-56881-047-4. A K Peters, 289 Linden St., Wellesley, MA 02181-5910, (617) 235-2210, e-mail: [email protected].
This well-written and enlightening book would be most enjoyed by readers interested in applied mathematics and having at least a calculus background, preferably more, and those who work in fields where Fourier and wavelet techniques are used.
The author uses a fresh approach to communicate rather sophisticated mathematical ideas (Fourier transform and wavelet transform) in a meaningful way so that this fascinating subject will be accessible to people who have only a limited understanding of mathematical...