Kaufmann, Stephan,  1951- <br/><br/>
A Crash Course in Mathematica / 
Stephan Kaufmann. 
 - Basel ;  Boston :  Birkhauser Verlag,  c1999. 
 - 200 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. + 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>3764361271 (acidfree paper) 0817661271 (acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--Data processing.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA76.95  / .K3913 1999