Irresistible Integrals: Symbolics, Analysis, and Experiments in the Evaluation of Integrals

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Playful deep dive into integral-solving artistry

This is a wonderful pick if you like math that feels exploratory rather than mechanical. It turns integrals into little adventures, blending clever tricks, symbolic computation, and surprising links to number theory and combinatorics. Readers who enjoy seeing how different parts of mathematics suddenly click together will find it especially satisfying.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Irresistible Integrals: Symbolics, Analysis, and Experiments in the Evaluation of Integrals

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ISBN: 9780521796361
Date of Publication: 2004-06-21
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science
Goodreads rating: 4.09
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The problem of evaluating integrals is well known to every student who has had a year of calculus. It was an especially important subject in nineteenth century analysis and it has now been revived with the appearance of symbolic languages. The authors use the problem of exact evaluation of definite integrals as a starting point for exploring many areas of mathematics. The questions discussed are as old as calculus itself. In presenting the combination of methods required for the evaluation of most integrals, the authors take the most interesting-rather than the shortest-path to the results. They illuminate connections with many subjects, including analysis, number theory, algebra and combinatorics. This is a guided tour of exciting discovery for undergraduates and their teachers in mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering.
 

Playful deep dive into integral-solving artistry

This is a wonderful pick if you like math that feels exploratory rather than mechanical. It turns integrals into little adventures, blending clever tricks, symbolic computation, and surprising links to number theory and combinatorics. Readers who enjoy seeing how different parts of mathematics suddenly click together will find it especially satisfying.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.