Mathematica in Action Problem Solving Through Visualization and Computation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wagon, Stan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Edition: 3.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Computer mathematics.; Visualization.; Computer software.; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.; Mathematical Software.; Applications of Mathematics.

In this third edition of Mathematica® in Action, award-winning author Stan Wagon guides beginner and veteran users alike through Mathematica's powerful tools for mathematical exploration. The transition to Mathematica 7 is made smooth with plenty of examples and case studies that utilize Mathem...

Table of Contents:

• A Brief Introduction
• Plotting
• Prime Numbers
• Rolling Circles
• Three-Dimensional Graphs
• Dynamic Manipulations
• The Cantor Set, Real and Complex
• The Quadratic Map
• The Recursive Turtle
• Parametric Plotting of Surfaces
• Penrose Tiles
• Complex Dynamics:Julia Sets and the Mandelbrot Set
• Solving Equations
• Optimization
• Differential Equations
• Computational Geometry
• Check Digits and the Pentagon
• Coloring Planar Maps
• New Directions For ?
• The Banach–Tarski Paradox
• The Riemann Zeta Function
• Miscellany.