The Computer as Crucible: An Introduction to Experimental Mathematics

Borwein, Jonathan; Devlin, Keith

ISBN 10: 1138413135 / ISBN 13: 9781138413139

Published by A K Peters/CRC Press, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Computer as Crucible: An Introduction to Experimental Mathematics
• Publisher: A K Peters/CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138413135
• ISBN 13: 9781138413139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Keith Devlin and Jonathan Borwein, two well-known mathematicians with expertise in different mathematical specialties but with a common interest in experimentation in mathematics, have joined forces to create this introduction to experimental mathematics. They cover a variety of topics and examples to give the reader a good sense of the current state of play in the rapidly growing new field of experimental mathematics. The writing is clear and the explanations are enhanced by relevant historical facts and stories of mathematicians and their encounters with the field over time.

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Jonathan Borwein, Keith Devlin