Introduction to Experimental Mathematics

Søren Eilers (University of Copenhagen), Rune Johansen (University of Copenhagen)

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English

Cambridge University Press
01 June 2017

Numerical analysis; Algebraic geometry; Algebraic topology; Game theory

Series: Cambridge Mathematical Textbooks

Mathematics is not, and never will be, an empirical science, but mathematicians are finding that the use of computers and specialized software allows the generation of mathematical insight in the form of conjectures and examples, which pave the way for theorems and their proofs. In this way, the experimental approach to pure mathematics is revolutionizing the way research mathematicians work. As the first of its kind, this book provides material for a one-semester course in experimental mathematics that will give students the tools and training needed to systematically investigate and develop mathematical theory using computer programs written in Maple. Accessible to readers without prior programming experience, and using examples of concrete mathematical problems to illustrate a wide range of techniques, the book gives a thorough introduction to the field of experimental mathematics, which will prepare students for the challenge posed by open mathematical problems.

By: Søren Eilers (University of Copenhagen), Rune Johansen (University of Copenhagen)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 183mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 800g
ISBN: 9781107156135
ISBN 10: 1107156130
Series: Cambridge Mathematical Textbooks
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 01 June 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Experimental method; 2. Basic programming in Maple; 3. Iteration and recursion; 4. Visualization; 5. Symbolic inversion; 6. Pseudorandomness; 7. Time, memory and precision; 8. Applications of linear algebra and graph theory.

Søren Eilers is a professor of mathematics at the University of Copenhagen who heads the VILLUM Foundation Network for Experimental Mathematics in Number Theory, Operator Algebras, and Topology. He has received numerous teaching prizes as well as an outreach prize for developing the mathematics of LEGO, and is an expert of the classification of C*-algebras. Rune Johansen was the first postdoc in experimental mathematics in Denmark, specializing in symbolic dynamics.

Reviews for Introduction to Experimental Mathematics

'I'd like to applaud the authors for their interesting, innovative, well-structured book that is sure to serve as a standard for some time against which other future books of a similar kind will be measured against.' Michael de Villiers, The Mathematical Gazette