For Immediate Release

Experimental Mathematics in Action

David H. Bailey, Jonathan M. Borwein, Neil J. Calkin,
Roland Girgensohn, D. Russell Luke, Victor H. Moll

"Experimental mathematics has not only come of age but is quickly maturing, as this book shows so clearly. The authors display a vast range of mathematical understanding and connection while at the same time delineating various ways in which experimental mathematics is and can be undertaken, with startling effect."

-Prof. John Mason, Open University and University of Oxford

The last twenty years have been witness to a fundamental shift in the way mathematics is practiced. With the continued advance of computing power and accessibility, the view that "real mathematicians don't compute" no longer has any traction for a newer generation of mathematicians that can really take advantage of computer-aided research, especially given the scope and availability of modern computational packages such as Maple, Mathematica, and MATLAB. The authors provide a coherent variety of accessible examples of modern mathematics subjects in which intelligent computing plays a significant role.

"Computing is to mathematics as telescope is to astronomy: it might not explain things, but it certainly shows 'what's out there.' The authors are expert in the discovery of new mathematical 'planets,' and this book is a beautifully written exposé of their values, their methods, their subject, and their enthusiasm about it. A must read."

-Prof. Herbert S. Wilf, author of generatingfunctionology

"From within the ideological blizzard of the young field of Experimental Mathematics comes this tremendous, clarifying book. The authors-all experts-convey this complex new subject in the best way possible; namely, by fine example. Let me put it this way: Discovering this book is akin to finding an emerald in a snowdrift."

-Richard E. Crandall, Apple Distinguished Scientist, Apple, Inc.

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"I do not think that I have had the good fortune to read two more entertaining and informative mathematics texts." -Australian Mathematical Gazette (PDF)

"The two books are written in an inviting, conversational, unprepossessing style. They are fascinating as a vast collection of interesting facts, anecdotes, and examples about numbers, primes, polynomials, special functions, definite integrals, series summations, and especially PI." -SIAM Reviews (PDF)

"Mathematicians who want to jump on this bandwagon (which, unlike most bandwagons, is here to stay) had better read both Mathematics by Experiment and Experimentation in Mathematics." -American Scientist Online(External Link)

The authors have updated and enhanced the book files and are now making them available in PDF format on a CD-ROM. This CD provides several "smart" features, including hyperlinks for all numbered equations, all Internet URLs, bibliographic references, and an augmented search facility.

The Authors of Experimental Mathematics in Action

David H. Bailey, Chief Technologist, Computational Research Dept., Lawrence Berkeley Lab. For more information Click Here

Jonathan M. Borwein, Canada Research Chair in Collaborative Technology, Computer Science Faculty, Dalhousie University. For more information Click Here

Neil J. Calkin, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University. For more information Click Here

Roland Girgensohn, Statistician, Bundeswehr Medical Office and Privatdozent, Munich University of Technology. For more information Click Here

D. Russell Luke, Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware. For more information Click Here

Victor H. Moll, Professor of Mathematics, Tulane University. For more information Click Here

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