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The Computer as Crucible
An Introduction to Experimental Mathematics
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Keith Devlin and Jonathan Borwein, two well-known mathematicians with expertise in different mathematical specialties but with a common interest in experimentation in mathematics, have joined forces to create this introduction to experimental mathematics. They cover a variety of topics and examples to give the reader a good sense of the current sta
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. What Is Experimental Mathematics?
- Chapter 2. What Is the Quadrillionth Decimal Place of p?
- Chapter 3. What Is That Number?
- Chapter 4. The Most Important Function in Mathematics
- Chapter 5. Evaluate the Following Integral
- Chapter 6. Serendipity
- Chapter 7. Calculating p
- Chapter 8. The Computer Knows More Math Than You Do
- Chapter 9. Take It to the Limit
- Chapter 10. Danger! Always Exercise Caution When Using the Computer
- Chapter 11. Stuff We Left Out (Until Now)
- Answers and Reflections
- Final Thought
- Back Cover
- Additional Reading and References