What Mathematics Can Do for You Essays and Tips from Japanese Industry Leaders /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Giga, Yoshikazu (Editor), Kobayashi, Toshiyuki (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Mathematical models.; Social sciences.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Mathematics, general.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.; Mathematics Education.; Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

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...