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The Computer as Crucible: An Introduction to Experimental Mathematics

The Computer as Crucible: An Introduction to Experimental Mathematics

Jonathan Borwein, Keith Devlin

2011
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For a long time, pencil and paper were considered the only tools needed by a mathematician. As in many other areas, computers play an increasingly important role in mathematics and have vastly expanded and legitimized the role of experimentation in mathematics. How can a mathematician use a computer as a tool?  What about as more than just a tool, but as a collaborator? 

The authors are well-known mathematicians with a common interest in 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. 

Maple code has been used to illustrate examples of how the use of a computer enhances the field of experimental mathematics.

For the German version of the same textbook, see "Experimentelle Mathematik" at http://www.maplesoft.com/books/details.aspx?id=458.
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Computer Algebra
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Language: English
ISBN: 978-1568813431
Publisher: A K Peters/CRC Press

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