Mathematica by example

Martha L. Abell James P. Braselton

ISBN 10: 0123743184 / ISBN 13: 9780123743183

Published by Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press Amsterdam, 2009

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564 p. + Bilag: 1 CD-ROM English 4th ed. Mathematica by Example, 4e is designed to introduce the Mathematica programming language to a wide audience. This is the ideal text for all scientific students, researchers, and programmers wishing to learn or deepen their understanding of Mathematica. The program is used to help professionals, researchers, scientists, students and instructors solve complex problems in a variety of fields, including biology, physics, and engineering. - Clear organization, complete topic coverage, and accessible exposition . Preface 1 Getting Started (Introduction to Mathematica) 2 Mathematical Operations on Numbers Expressions and Functions (Numerical Calculations and Built-In Functions; Expressions and Functions Graphing Functions, Expressions, and Equations, Exact and Approximate Solutions of Equations) 3 Calculus (Computing Limits, Differential Calculus, Implicit Differentiation, Integral Calculus, Series, Multi-Variable Calculus) 4 Introduction to Lists and Tables (Defining Lists, Operations on Lists, Other Applications) 5 Nested Lists: Matrices and Vectors (Nested Lists: Introduction to Matrices, Vectors, and Matrix Operations, Linear Systems of Equations, Selected Topics from Linear Algebra, Maxima and Minima Using Linear Programming, Vector Calculus)6 Applications Related to Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations (First-Order Ordinary Differential Equations, Higher-Order Ordinary Differential Equations, Using the Laplace Transform to Solve Ordinary Differential Equations, Systems of Ordinary.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mathematica by example
• Publisher: Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press Amsterdam
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123743184
• ISBN 13: 9780123743183
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 4.
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mathematics and Science

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Synopsis

Mathematica by Example, 4e is designed to introduce the Mathematica programming language to a wide audience. This is the ideal text for all scientific students, researchers, and programmers wishing to learn or deepen their understanding of Mathematica. The program is used to help professionals, researchers, scientists, students and instructors solve complex problems in a variety of fields, including biology, physics, and engineering.

• Clear organization, complete topic coverage, and accessible exposition for novices
• Fully compatible with Mathematica 6.0
• New applications, exercises and examples from a variety of fields including biology, physics and engineering
• Includes a CD-ROM with all Mathematica input appearing in the book, useful to students so they do not have to type in code and commands

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 instructing students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Other books by the authors include Differential Equations with Mathematica and Mathematica by Example.