Experimentation in Mathematics: Computational Paths to Discovery

Jonathan M. Borwein ; David H. Bailey; Roland Girgensohn

ISBN 10: 1568811365 / ISBN 13: 9781568811369

Published by A K Peters/CRC Press, 2004

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New mathematical insights and rigorous results are often gained through extensive experimentation using numerical examples or graphical images and analysing them. Today computer experiments are an integral part of doing mathematics. This allows for a more systematic approach to conducting and replicating experiments. The authors address the role of experimental research in the statement of new hypotheses and the discovery of new results that chart the road to future developments. Following the lead of Mathematics by Experiment: Plausible Reasoning in the 21st Century this book gives numerous additional case studies of experimental mathematics in action, ranging from sequences, series, products, integrals, Fourier series, zeta functions, partitions, primes and polynomials. Some advanced numerical techniques are also presented. To get a taste of the material presented in both books view the condensed version. Box #26.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Experimentation in Mathematics: Computational Paths to Discovery
• Publisher: A K Peters/CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568811365
• ISBN 13: 9781568811369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

New mathematical insights and rigorous results are often gained through extensive experimentation using numerical examples or graphical images and analyzing them. Today computer experiments are an integral part of doing mathematics. This allows for a more systematic approach to conducting and replicating experiments. The authors address the role of experimental research in the statement of new hypotheses and the discovery of new results that chart the road to future developments. Following the lead of Mathematics by Experiment: Plausible Reasoning in the 21st Century this book gives numerous additional case studies of experimental mathematics in action, ranging from sequences, series, products, integrals, Fourier series, zeta functions, partitions, primes and polynomials. Some advanced numerical techniques are also presented. To get a taste of the material presented in both books view the condensed version.

About the Author

Jonathan M. Borwein, David H. Bailey, Roland Girgensohn, David H. Bailey, Jonathan M. Borwein