Mathematica Navigator : Graphics and Methods of Applied Mathematics

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Book Description
Mathematica Navigator gives you a general introduction to the use of Mathematica, with emphasis on graphics, methods of applied mathematics, and programming. The book serves both as a tutorial and as a handbook. No previous experience with Mathematica is assumed, but the book contains also advanced material and material not easily found elsewhere. So, the book may be valuable for both beginners and experienced users.

From the Back Cover
Mathematica Navigator is designed to provide readers with a general introduction to the use of Mathematica, with emphasis on graphics, methods of applied mathematics, and programming. This book is useful both as a tutorial and as a handbook.

No previous experience with Mathematica is required. Coverage also includes advanced material and material not easily found elsewhere. This book will be a valuable resource for both beginners and experienced users.

The mathematical topics covered are differential calculus, integral calculus, equations, optimization, interpolation, approximation, differential and difference equations, partial differential equations, probability, and statistics.

Using the enclosed CD-ROM, the entire book can be included in the help system of Mathematica. All of the material in the book is then effectively accessible from within Mathematica. This invites you to experiment with the examples of the book. The CD-ROM can be read with Windows, Macintosh, and Unix computers.

* Gives a careful, overall introduction to Mathematica
* Explores graphics in detail, both for functions and data
* Emphasizes methods of applied mathematics and numerical analysis
* Covers procedural, functional, and rule-based programming
* Presents useful standard Mathematica packages throughout the text
* The CD-ROM contains the entire book, including all animations and data sets presented in the book

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