Computer Approaches to Mathematical Problems (Prentice-Hall Series in Automatic Computation)
By Jurg Nievergelt, J. Craig Farrar, Edward M. Reingold
* Publisher: Prentice Hall
* Number Of Pages: 257
* Publication Date: 1974-03
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0131648551
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780131648555
Brief Table of Contents:
1. WHAT IS THERE TO ARITHMETIC EXPRESSIONS?
2. COMBINATORIAL COMPUTING
3. GAME PLAYING AND DECISION MAKING
4. RANDOM PROCESSES ON DETERMINISTIC COMPUTERS
5. COMPUTING WITH NUMBERS
6. WHAT MACHINES CAN AND CANNOT DO
From the Preface:
The chapters of this book are largely self-contained and independent of
each other; hence they can be read in any order. By focusing on a few im-
portant ideas in each subject discussed, the book aims at being a framework
around which a teacher can design an interesting course which reflects
strongly his own views and preferences.
It is not easy to state formal prerequisites for this book. It assumes a
familiarity with and experience in computer programming which can be
obtained in a first course on computers, one in which students write several
rather extensive programs. This background should suffice to write programs
for the algorithms that are discussed. The book also assumes a mathematical
maturity typical of a junior or senior mathematics major, and a willingness
to accept, as plausible, an intuitive argument where a formal proof lies out-
side the scope of this book.
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