Mathematica® in Action
Problem Solving Through Visualization and Computation
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2010
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3rd ed. 2010
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-75366-9 (ISBN)
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-75366-9 (ISBN)
This book is an example-based introduction to techniques, from elementary to advanced, of using Mathematica, a revolutionary tool for mathematical computation and exploration. Thus the reader may have to deal simultaneously with new mat- matics and new Mathematica techniques.
This book is an example-based introduction to techniques, from elementary to advanced, of using Mathematica, a revolutionary tool for mathematical computation and exploration. By integrating the basic functions of mathematics with a powerful and easy-to-use programming language, Mathematica allows us to carry out projects that would be extremely laborious in traditional programming environments. And the new developments that began with version 6 — allowing the user to dyna- cally manipulate output using sliders or other controls — add amazing power to the interface. Animations have always been part of Mathematica, but the new design allows the manipulation of any number of variables, an important enhancement. Mathematica in Action illustrates this power by using demonstrations and ani- tions, three-dimensional graphics, high-precision number theory computations, and sophisticated geometric and symbolic programming to attack a diverse collection of problems.. It is my hope that this book will serve a mathematical purpose as well, and I have interspersed several unusual or complicated examples among others that will be more familiar. Thus the reader may have to deal simultaneously with new mat- matics and new Mathematica techniques. Rarely is more than undergraduate mathematics required, however. An underlying theme of the book is that a computational way of looking at a mathematical problem or result yields many benefits. For example: Well-chosen computations can shed light on familiar relations and reveal new patterns. One is forced to think very precisely; gaps in understanding must be eliminated if a program is to work.
This book is an example-based introduction to techniques, from elementary to advanced, of using Mathematica, a revolutionary tool for mathematical computation and exploration. By integrating the basic functions of mathematics with a powerful and easy-to-use programming language, Mathematica allows us to carry out projects that would be extremely laborious in traditional programming environments. And the new developments that began with version 6 — allowing the user to dyna- cally manipulate output using sliders or other controls — add amazing power to the interface. Animations have always been part of Mathematica, but the new design allows the manipulation of any number of variables, an important enhancement. Mathematica in Action illustrates this power by using demonstrations and ani- tions, three-dimensional graphics, high-precision number theory computations, and sophisticated geometric and symbolic programming to attack a diverse collection of problems.. It is my hope that this book will serve a mathematical purpose as well, and I have interspersed several unusual or complicated examples among others that will be more familiar. Thus the reader may have to deal simultaneously with new mat- matics and new Mathematica techniques. Rarely is more than undergraduate mathematics required, however. An underlying theme of the book is that a computational way of looking at a mathematical problem or result yields many benefits. For example: Well-chosen computations can shed light on familiar relations and reveal new patterns. One is forced to think very precisely; gaps in understanding must be eliminated if a program is to work.
A Brief Introduction.- Plotting.- Prime Numbers.- Rolling Circles.- Three-Dimensional Graphs.- Dynamic Manipulations.- The Cantor Set, Real and Complex.- The Quadratic Map.- The Recursive Turtle.- Parametric Plotting of Surfaces.- Penrose Tiles.- Complex Dynamics:Julia Sets and the Mandelbrot Set.- Solving Equations.- Optimization.- Differential Equations.- Computational Geometry.- Check Digits and the Pentagon.- Coloring Planar Maps.- New Directions For ?.- The Banach–Tarski Paradox.- The Riemann Zeta Function.- Miscellany.
| Zusatzinfo | XI, 580 p. With online files/update. |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 279 mm |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Analysis |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Computerprogramme / Computeralgebra | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Wahrscheinlichkeit / Kombinatorik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-387-75366-4 / 0387753664 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-75366-9 / 9780387753669 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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