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The Beginner's Guide to Mathematica ® Version 3

The Beginner's Guide to Mathematica ® Version 3Authors: Jerry Glynn, Theodore W. Gray
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book

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Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 7036923

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 355
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.9

ISBN: 0521622026
Dewey Decimal Number: 510.28553042
EAN: 9780521622028
ASIN: 0521622026

Publication Date: September 28, 1997
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Product Description
This revision of the successful textbook The Beginner's Guide to Mathematica, teaches new Mathematica users some of the important basics of the latest release of this powerful software tool: using the typesetting features, programming palettes, defining functions, creating graphs and notebooks, and applying useful problem solving techniques. Using their skills as Mathematica experts and teachers, the authors provide a brisk but careful tutorial for the Mathematica novice. From the fundamentals of installing and running Mathematica on your computer, through to tips on how to get the most from the advanced programming features, the presentation maintains its concise and knowledgeable tone, providing indexes for both concepts and Mathematica function names. This book will be a valuable tool for both students and individual Mathematica users.

Book Description
This revision of the successful textbook The Beginner's Guide to Mathematica, teaches new Mathematica users some of the important basics of the latest release of this powerful software tool: using the typesetting features, programming palettes, defining functions, creating graphs and notebooks, and applying useful problem solving techniques.Using their skills as Mathematica experts and teachers, the authors provide a brisk but careful tutorial for the Mathematica novice. From the fundamentals of installing and running Mathematica on your computer, through to tips on how to get the most from the advanced programming features, the presentation maintains its concise and knowledgeable tone, providing indexes for both concepts and Mathematica function names. This book will be a valuable tool for both students and individual Mathematica users.


Customer Reviews:
1 out of 5 stars Very poor quality book   January 7, 2000
Fred (UK)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful

On the back page it is written: "...a major revision of the successful book..." ? I wasted my money on buying this book. If you want to be serious in programming in Mathematica, get or buy a copy of the author called Maeder.

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