The Computer as Crucible: An Introduction to Experimental Mathematics

by Jonathan Borwein

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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 state of play in the rapidly growing new field of experimental mathematics. The writing is clear and the explanations are enhanced by relevant show more historical facts and stories of mathematicians and their encounters with the field over time. show less

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A fairly thin paperback, but not as popularized (dumbed down) from Borwein's very technical-looking earlier books as I had hoped, the inclusion of cartoons notwithstanding. To follow everything, one really needs to have a math degree. Still, I think I gleaned some appreciation of the very sophisticated ways in which computers are now helping in some pure-math research.

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