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Theoretical Methods in the Physical Sciences - An introduction to problem solving using Maple V (Paperback, 1994 ed.)
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Theoretical Methods in the Physical Sciences - An introduction to problem solving using Maple V (Paperback, 1994 ed.)
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The advent of relatively inexpensive but powerful computers is af
fecting practically all aspects of our lives, but some of the
greatest influence is being felt in the physical sciences. However,
university curricula and teaching methods have responded somewhat
cautiously, having only recently come to terms with the now
omnipresent calcula tor. While many instructors at first feared
that the widespread use of pocket calculators would lead to
generations of students who could not multiply or perhaps even add,
few now seriously lament the disappear ance of slide rules,
logarithm tables, and the often error-bound tedium that such tools
of the trade demand. Time that used to be spent on the use of
logarithm tables and manual square-root extraction can be prof
itably turned to earlier studies of calculus or computer
programming. Now that the calculator has been accepted into the
classroom, we face a computer-software revolution which promises to
be considerably more profound. Modern textbooks in the physical
sciences routinely assume their readers have access not only to
calculators, but often to home or even mainframe computers as well,
and the problems teachers discuss and assign students can be more
complex and often more realistic than in the days of only pad and
pencil computations. As less effort is spent on numerical
computation, more can be devoted to conceptual under standing and
to applications of the increasingly sophisticated mathe matical
methods needed for a real appreciation of recent advances in the
discipline."
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