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A Crash Course in Mathematica / Stephan Kaufmann.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser Verlag, c1999.Description: 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. +ISBN:
  • 3764361271 (acidfree paper)
  • 0817661271 (acid-free paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Mathematica, kurz und bündig.
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA76.95 .K3913 1999
Contents:
short tour - formula entry, numerical calculations, symbolic mathematics, graphics, programming, some of the most important functions. Part 1 The basics: the structure of the programme; online documentation; formulas; simple calculations. Part 2 Graphics: graphs of functions on one variable; graphs of functions of two variables; parametric plots; tools from standard packages; animations; exporting to other programmes. Part 3 Lists and graphics programming: lists; calculating with lists; linear algebra; graphics programming; application - animating a mechanism. Part 4 Introduction to programming: expressions; patterns; evaluation; programming tools; further information.
Summary: An introduction to Mathematica. Using examples and exercises not specific to a scientific area, it teaches readers how to effectively solve problems in their own field. It features a CD-ROM that contains the entire book in the form of Mathematica notebooks, including color graphics, animations, and hyperlinks, as well as the program MathReader.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

short tour - formula entry, numerical calculations, symbolic mathematics, graphics, programming, some of the most important functions. Part 1 The basics: the structure of the programme; online documentation; formulas; simple calculations. Part 2 Graphics: graphs of functions on one variable; graphs of functions of two variables; parametric plots; tools from standard packages; animations; exporting to other programmes. Part 3 Lists and graphics programming: lists; calculating with lists; linear algebra; graphics programming; application - animating a mechanism. Part 4 Introduction to programming: expressions; patterns; evaluation; programming tools; further information.

An introduction to Mathematica. Using examples and exercises not specific to a scientific area, it teaches readers how to effectively solve problems in their own field. It features a CD-ROM that contains the entire book in the form of Mathematica notebooks, including color graphics, animations, and hyperlinks, as well as the program MathReader.

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