Aladjev V.Z., Vaganov V.A., Hunt Ü.J., Shishakov M.L. A Workstation for Mathematicians.- International Academy of Noosphere: Tallinn-Gomel-Moscow, 1999, 580 p.
This book introduces students and professionals in the different fundamental and applied fields to the workstation for mathematicians. The workstation is integrated environment which is based on three popular mathematical software packages such as (1) famous mathematical engine Maple V5 which is a powerful computational engine, graphics and programming environment, (2) Standard Math Interactive and (3) Interactive Math Dictionary. The book presents the detailed introduction to the Maple V5 which provide the united software technology for the workstation. Book includes a great number of Maple-examples for illustration of all general package's capabilities. Places emphasis on Maple's capabilities as a programming system for solving of the different problems of mathematical character in the different fundamental and numerous applied areas.
A little books on workstations exists for engineers, this is the first domestic book of its kind suitable for use by mathematicians and other specialists of related areas, The presented in the book workstation is a perfect software environment to help you solve your mathematical problems of algebraic or/and numeric character with higher effectivity and design. This book presents an innovative approach to mathematical software based on the integrated environment - computing engine Maple V5, interactive mathematical handbook and dictionary.
The book consists of fourteen chapters; each chapter describes means of the workstation for solving various mathematical problems and then provides Maple-fragments based on each capability. General structure of the book can be presented as follows:
Contents of the Book according to Chapters:
Introduction
1. Basic Knowledge on Workstation for Mathematicians
2. Basic Knowledge on the Maple-component of Workstation
3. Worksheet Interface of the Maple-component of Workstation
4. Basic Knowledge on the Maple-language of Workstation
5. General Control Structures of the Maple-language
6. Internal, Library and Modular Functions. User's Functions and Moduls
7. Organization of Procedures in Maple-language of Workstation
8. Functional Means for Numeric and Symbolic Programming in Maple-language
9. Means of Maple-language for Data Structures of String, List and Set Types
10. Programming with Maple-language Graphics
11. Means of Maple-language for Access to External Resources of Workstation
12. Interactive Mathematical Handbook of Workstation
13. Interactive Mathematical Dictionary of Workstation
14. Examples from Calculus and Algebra in Workstation Environment
Appendixes
Each chapter is designed to teach you to use a particular area of Maple-package and other components of workstation effectively. In the direction the book teaches fundamental concepts and provides a pedagogical introduction to Maple-technology. Overall, the book provides an essential framework both for understanding Maple-package of the latest release and for proficiently doing of mathematical work in environment of the workstation.
The book is provided a CD-ROM, which contains large number of very interesting and useful Maple-examples, Maple-environment for their demonstration, demo-version of package Standard Math Interactive, electronic versions of our books in information theory and cellular automata theory, and other useful information in the above-mentioned directions.
ISBN 3-420-61402-3 June, 1999