Condition
LIKE NEW: This hefty 1000+-page book is in excellent, like-new condition. It was printed on acid-free paper.
The DVD-ROM is in its unsealed plastic sleeve that is attached to the inside back cover.
Product Details
The DVD-ROM enclosed in this book requires Microsoft Windows® 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, Macintosh Mac OS 8.6 or later, Mac OS X 10.2 or later, or Linux/UNIX.
Also from the back cover: "MATHEMATICA is today's most advanced technical computing system. It features a rich programming environment, two- and three-dimensional graphics capabilities and hundreds of sophisticated, powerful programming and mathematical functions using state-of-the-art algorithms. Combined with a user-friendly interface, and a complete mathematical typesetting system,
Mathematica offers an intuitive, easy-to-handle environment of great power and utility.
"... [This book] guides the reader to become fluent in the structure of
Mathematica expressions, expression evaluation, pure and named functions, and in procedural, rule-based, and functional programming constructs. Each
Mathematica function is discussed in detail, explained in numerous examples, and put to work in real programs that are all contained on the accompanying DVD.
"Unique Features:
- Step-by-step presentation of Mathematica programming experience
- Clear organization, complete topic coverage, and an accessible writing style for both novices and experts
- Detailed discussion of procedural, rule-based, and functional programming
- Hundreds of worked examples, illustrations, programs, and fully worked self-study exercises for understanding concepts and learning how to solve real-life problems
- Website for book with additional materials and updates ...
- Accompanying DVD containing all material as an electronic book with complete, executable Mathematica version 5.1-tailored code and programs, rendered color graphics, and animations."
- Introduction to The Mathematica GuideBooks
- Introduction to Mathematica
- Structure of Mathematica Expressions
- Definitions and Properties of Functions
- Meta-Mathematica
- Restricted Patterns and Replacement Rules
- Operations on Lists, and Linear Algebra
Each chapter includes Exercises, Solutions, and References. The book ends with an Index.
