An Introduction to Programming with Mathematica, Third Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Paul R. Wellin, Richard J. Gaylord, Samuel N. Kamin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Sales Rank: 246538
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3
Pages: 570
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0521846781
Dewey Decimal Number: 510.28553
EAN: 9780521846783
Publication Date: January 31, 2005
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Product Description
An Introduction to Programming with Mathematica is designed to introduce the Mathematica programming language to a wide audience. Since the last edition of this book was published, significant changes have occurred in Mathematica and its use worldwide. Keeping pace with these changes, this substantially larger, updated version includes new and revised chapters on numerics, procedural, rule-based, and front-end programming, and gives significant coverage to the latest features up to, and including, Mathematica 5.1 Mathematica notebooks, available from www.cambridge.org/0521846781, contain examples, programs, and solutions to exercises in the book. Additionally, material to supplement later versions of the software will be made available. This is the ideal text for all scientific students, researchers, and programmers wishing to deepen their understanding of Mathematica, or even those keen to program using an interactive language that contains programming paradigms from all major programming languages: procedural, functional, recursive, rule-based, and object-oriented.
Book Description
An Introduction to Programming with Mathematica is designed to introduce the Mathematica programming language to a wide audience. This new, and substantially larger edition, includes new chapters giving significant coverage to the latest functions featured in the software. Contains exercises with solutions in the book, and software support available from www.cambridge.org/9780521846783.
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 Best book on basic programming with Mathematica June 17, 2007
Jon S. Davis
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is by far and away the best basic book for learning how to program with Mathematica. I spent 2 hours a day using the book for one month and I'm now quite comfortable with the software. If you are new to Mathematica, do yourself a favor and read this book.
Incredible, consistent text April 25, 2007
Paul Mchale (Beavercreek, Oh United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is extremely useful to take a beginner through simple, well explained exercises. I can honestly say you will learn tremendous amounts about Mathematica.
If I could only have one book and needed to program Mathematica, this would be it. Hands down. I can only believe this book was intended as a book for a course. I feel the book is paced to allow any student to read the pages and work the very well thought out exercises.
If you are working on your own and learning Mathematica, do yourself a favor and buy this book. The only other book that I would get is the amazing reference "Mathematica Navigator". You won't learn how to program Mathematica from it. You will learn an amazing amount about how Mathematica works by reading it. If you don't believe me, check out it's thorough explanation of cubic splines. It's better than the Mathematica Help. It also comes with the complete book which can be installed in the Mathematica help system.
There are other books which are good. Between these two books, you will an amazing arsenal to work with!
Paul
Excellent. A must have. June 3, 2006
BENNARDO FRANCESCO (CASTROLIBERO (CS) ITALY)
As a mathematical hobbyist, I love Mathematica(TM). Also, I love the Lisp programming language. This book, at last, opened my eyes. Now, after some years, I finally can say what "programming Mathematica" is. If you really need to learn to programming in Mathematica, this book is for you. A big thanks to the Authors.
 The 3rd Ed. is based on Mathematica 5.1 March 8, 2005
Chris G. Krautschik (Cupertino, CA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book is an excellent introduction to Mathematica. It is based on Mathematica 5.1 and hence bring the 2nd Ed. based on Mathematica 2.2 up to date to the most recent version of this software package. The book covers all aspects of programming functionalities available in Mathematica: procedural, functional, recursive, rule-based, and object-oriented. There are ample examples in science and mathematics as well as devising one's own software packages. The emphasis of the book is on the fundamental programming concepts. While there are examples of complete packages that solve specific problems more emphasis in this direction would even further strengthen the book.
 Omissions May 22, 2006
Arthur Doohan (Dublin, Co Dublin Ireland)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Please note that the book does NOT cover Object Oriented programming as stated on this page in the description - in fact OO is not even in the index.
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