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Author Nahin, Paul J.

Title Number-crunching [electronic resource] : taming unruly computational problems from mathematical physics to science fiction / Paul J. Nahin.

Imprint Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xxvi, 376 p. : ill.
Note "A collection of challenging problems in mathematical physics that roar like lions when attacked analytically, but which purr like kittens when confronted by a high-speed electronic computer and its powerful scientific software (plus some speculations for the future from science fiction)."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Mathematical physics -- Data processing.
Mathematical physics -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780691144252 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781400839582 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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