An Introduction to Modern Mathematical Computing: With Mathematica(r)

by Jonathan M. Borwein and Matthew P. Skerritt

Book Overview

Thirty years ago mathematical, as opposed to applied numerical, computation was difficult to perform and so relatively little used. Three threads changed that: the emergence of the personal computer; the discovery of fiber-optics and the consequent development of the modern internet; and the building of the Three "M's" Maple, Mathematica and Matlab.

We intend to persuade that Mathematica and other similar tools are worth knowing, assuming...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461442524
• ISBN13: 9781461442523
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 10.0"