The computer as crucible
Subtitle: an introduction to experimental mathematics
By: Jonathan Borwein and Keith Devlin.
Contributors: Devlin, Keith J.
Publisher: A.K. Peters
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Wellesley, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781568813431
Subjects: Experimental mathematics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is experimental mathematics?; title: What is the quadrillionth decimal place of p?; title: What is that number?; title: The most important function in mathematics; title: Evaluate the following integral; title: Serendipity; title: Calculating p; title: The computer knows more math than you do; title: Take it to the limit; title: Danger! Always exercise caution when using the computer; title: The stuff we left out.