Programming in Mathematica - Softcover

Maeder, Roman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 020185449X ISBN 13: 9780201854497

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 1996

Synopsis

This revised and expanded edition of the standard reference on programming in Mathematica addresses all the new features in the latest Version 3 of the software. The support for developing larger applications has been improved, and the book now discusses the software engineering issues related to writing and using larger programs in Mathematica. As before, Roman Maeder, one of the original authors of the Mathematica system, explains how to take advantage of its powerful built-in programming language. New topics in this edition include: *The programmable front-end; *The language for typesetting mathematical expressions and the treatment of exact numerical quantities; *A completely developed larger application, iterated function systems. This code allows readers to explore the fascinating world of chaos and fractals with Mathematica. Current users of Mathematica, Version 2, and new users of Version 3 will benefit alike from this up-to-date reference to Mathematica programming. 020185449XB04062001

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About the Author

Roman Maeder was the third person to join the Mathematica development project, and was responsible for such parts of the system as polynomial factorization and language design. Maeder received his Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. Formerly a Professor of Computer Science at ETH, he is now an independent computing consultant.

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From the Back Cover

This revised and expanded edition of the standard reference on programming in Mathematica addresses all the new features in the latest Version 3 of the software. The support for developing larger applications has been improved, and the book now discusses the software engineering issues related to writing and using larger programs in Mathematica. As before, Roman Maeder, one of the original authors of the Mathematica system, explains how to take advantage of its powerful built-in programming language.

New topics in this edition include:

• The programmable front-end;
• The language for typesetting mathematical expressions and the treatment of exact numerical quantities;
• A completely developed larger application, iterated function systems. This code allows readers to explore the fascinating world of chaos and fractals with Mathematica.

Current users of Mathematica, Version 2, and new users of Version 3 will benefit alike from this up-to-date reference to Mathematica programming.

020185449XB04062001

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 020185449X
• ISBN 13: 9780201854497
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 384