Mathematica By Example, Second Edition - Hardcover

Abell, Martha L.; Braselton, James P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120415526 ISBN 13: 9780120415526

Publisher: Academic Press, 1997

Synopsis

A second edition of the classic Mathematica by Example (Academic Press, 1992), this book is completely compatible with Mathematica, Version 3.0. Highly readable and informative, this volume is geared toward the beginning Mathematica user, and focuses on the most often used features of this powerful tool. The book covers popular applications of mathematics within different areas including calculus, linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations. A CD-ROM is included with the book, featuring all of the Mathematica input that appears in the book.

Key Features
* Fully compatible with Mathematica 3.0
* Includes a CD-ROM containing all input used in the text
* Focuses on the beginning Mathematica user
* Covers all the basics needed to get up and running with Mathematica, especially for use in mathematics

About this title

About the Author

Martha L. Abell and James P. Braselton are graduates of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ohio State University, respectively, and teach at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro where they have extensive experience in Mathematica-assisted instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Martha recently received Georgia Southern's award for 'excellence in research and/or creative scholarly activity.' In addition, they have given numerous presentations on Mathematica, throughout the United States and abroad. Other books by the authors include Differential Equations with Mathematica, Second Edition and Statistics with Mathematica.

Martha L. Abell and James P. Braselton are graduates of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ohio State University, respectively, and teach at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro. Martha recently received Georgia Southern's award for 'excellence in research and/or creative scholarly activity.' Both authors have extensive experience with using Mathematica as well as Mathematica-assisted instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, they have given numerous presentations on Mathematica, throughout the United States and abroad. Other books by the authors include Differential Equations with Mathematica, Second Edition and Statistics with Mathematica.

From the Back Cover

A must-have for all Mathematica 3.0 users!

* Updated to be completely compatible with Mathematica version 3.0.

* Designed for Mathematica beginners; a valuable addition to ANY Mathematica user's library!

* New applications from a variety of fields, especially biology, physics, and engineering, are included throughout the text.

* Additional examples, especially in chapters one through six, should make this edition even more useful to instructors, students, business people, engineers, and other professionals using Mathematica on a variety of platforms.

* Step-by-step instructions for all Mathematica implementations.

* CD-ROM Enclosed! All Mathematica input that appears in the book is included on the enclosed CD-ROM, which will operate on Macintosh, Windows 3.1.1 and 95, and UNIX machines with Mathematica 3.0 installed. Please see your Mathematica documentation or contact Wolfram Research for specific system requirements.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0120415526
• ISBN 13: 9780120415526
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 603