PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
E. T. Whittaker was Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1954, 'for his distinguished contributions to both pure and applied mathematics and to theoretical physics'. G. N. Watson was Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Birmingham. He is known, amongst other things, for the 1918 result now known as Watson's lemma and was awarded the De Morgan Medal in 1947. Victor H. Moll is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Tulane University. He co-authored Elliptic Curves (Cambridge, 1997) and was awarded the Weiss Presidential Award in 2017 for his Graduate Teaching. He first received a copy of Whittaker and Watson during his own undergraduate studies at the Universidad Santa Maria in Chile.
'Generations of mathematicians have referred to W&W, as it has been affectionately called, for information that is difficult to locate elsewhere, in particular, on special functions. This improved new edition will enable future generations to access and learn from one of the great classical texts in the mathematical literature. My personal references to W&W are legion; the cover of my worn copy has long been separated from the text because of constant use.' Bruce C. Berndt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 'Many of us who often use special functions revere the classics of complex analysis from the early 20th century. The names of Copson, MacRobert and Titchmarsh come to mind. However, the grandfather, indeed the overarching prototype, for most of these books is the one always referred to as Whittaker and Watson. Fortunately for the world of mathematics, Victor Moll has presided over this wonderful fifth edition. Victor has provided an exceptionally valuable introduction that provides summaries of each chapter with ties to modern work. This new edition makes it easier for all to use the immense resources therein. Thank you, Victor! Thank you, Cambridge University Press.' George Andrews, The Pennsylvania State University 'In many cases the coverage here is still the best or one of the best available, and is concise and all in one volume.' Allen Stenger, Mathematical Association of America
