Developments in Geomathematics, 1: Geomathematics: Mathematical Background and Geo-Science Applications focuses on advanced concepts in petrology, economic geology, sedimentology, and structural geology. The publication first elaborates on the use of mathematical models in geology, review of calculus, and elementary matrices. Discussions focus on spectral components of a matrix, canonical form, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors, linear equations, method of pivotal condensation, determinants, differential calculus, complex numbers, scientific methods in geology, and mathematical techniques in use. The book also ponders on geometry, factor analysis, probability and statistics, and frequency distributions and functions of independent random variables. Topics include probability generating functions, maximum likelihood and other methods of estimation, age determinations for structural provinces in the Canadian shield, discrete and continuous frequency distributions, calculus of probabilities, and binomial distribution. The text examines spatial variability of multivariate systems, calculation of preferred orientations from vectorial data, and multivariate stochastic process-models with applications to the petrology of basalts. The publication is best recommended for advanced geology students, research workers, and teachers with an interest in using mathematical techniques for problem-solving.
