Essentials of Programming in Mathematica®

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-107-11666-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 436 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1095 g

Essentials of Programming in Mathematica® provides an introduction suitable for readers with little or no background in the language as well as for those with some experience using programs such as C, Java, or Perl. The author, an established authority on Mathematica® programming, has written an example-driven text that covers the language from first principles, as well as including material from natural language processing, bioinformatics, graphs and networks, signal analysis, geometry, computer science, and many other applied areas. The book is appropriate for self-study or as a text for a course in programming in computational science. Readers will benefit from the author's tips, which provide insight and suggestions on small and large points. He also provides more than 350 exercises from novice through to advanced level with all of the solutions available online.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wellin, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Programming with Mathematica; 2. The Mathematica language; 3. Lists and associations; 4. Patterns and rules; 5. Functions; 6. Programs; 7. Strings; 8. Graphics and visualization; 9. Program optimization; 10. Packages; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Wellin, Paul
Paul Wellin worked for Wolfram Research from the mid-1990s through 2011 directing the Mathematica® training efforts with the Wolfram Education Group. He has taught mathematics at both public schools and at the university level for over twelve years. He has given talks, workshops, and seminars around the world on the integration of technical computing and education and he has served on numerous government advisory panels on these issues. He is the author and co-author of several books on Mathematica®.