Programming in Mathematica - Tapa dura

This revised and expanded edition of the standard reference on programming in Mathematica addresses all the new features in the latest Version 3 of the software. The support for developing larger applications has been improved, and the book now discusses the software engineering issues related to writing and using larger programs in Mathematica. As before, Roman Maeder, one of the original authors of the Mathematica system, explains how to take advantage of its powerful built-in programming language.

New topics in this edition include:

• The programmable front-end;
• The language for typesetting mathematical expressions and the treatment of exact numerical quantities;
• A completely developed larger application, iterated function systems. This code allows readers to explore the fascinating world of chaos and fractals with Mathematica.

Roman Maeder was the third person to join the Mathematica development project, and was responsible for such parts of the system as polynomial factorization and language design. Maeder received his Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. Formerly a Professor of Computer Science at ETH, he is now an independent computing consultant.

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