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| Schaum's Outline of Mathematica | 
 enlarge | Author: Eugene Don
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Pages: 360
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Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 007135719X
Dewey Decimal Number: 510.2855369
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Publication Date: September 30, 2000
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Each chapter in Schaum's Outline of Mathematica focuses on a specific application of Mathematica to provide students with a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to understanding the #1 selling programming language. Numerous solved problems and examples demonstrate and reinforce ideas discussed in each chapter. Mathematica commands with examples are clearly classified according to type. Index of Mathematica commands and an easy index of applications expedite referencing.
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 Helpful but out of date February 18, 2008
I could write a lot about this guide if I knew more about mathematics. First of all, if you want to make the most of this guide you should be fluent with calculus. Next, note that it is, IMHO written in a somewhat scatterbrained fashion. While there is a TOC and the book follows that format, the contents seem to be a stream-of-consciousness format. Finally, it is 2 versions out of date! A lot of commands that are graphics don't work properly and many new commands are not included. Still, Mathematica is pretty backwards compatible so you'll learn a lot. The worst thing is that (a) NO VERSION 6 docs exist or will be printed by Wolfram; (b) NO VERSION 6 docs exist by anyone else. This is one of the few books that cover math material lower than calculus! On top of that, it isn't in the cost stratosphere! For that reason, its one of the few reasonable options.
antequated July 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
although there remains useful information in this work, it is largely outdated, and offers techniques and methods incompatible with more recent incarnations of mathematica.
it can still offer effective instruction if you are willing to tread the interminable help pages in mathematica for the appropriate syntax and parameters, but to a new user even that is a forbidding task. strongly recommend you look elsewhere, until the current edition is updated.
Disappointing February 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have another Shaum's Outlines book. I was expecting to get jump started in Mathematica but I found the book overtaxing and tedious. I found a better (free) website to help me.
A decent intro to Mathmatica August 7, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is typical of the Schaum's outline series: a decent, no-frills introduction to Mathematica at a reasonable price. When you look at the other books on the subject, they cost 8 to 10 times as much. Get this one, work hard and save some long bucks. The others may be pretty but are they really worth it?
 Perfect introduction to Mathematica. April 1, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an excellent introductory book on Mathematica. If you need to learn some basic features of this language, it is the best tool.
The author did not spend too much time on theory. The rules and syntax are explained very clearly with illustrative examples. Of course, the theory may first sound very dry and dull, but once you follow the examples, you will see that things will settle in your mind easily. Clear, concise and effective discussion of the topics makes your job easy and enjoyable.
The best way to learn and explore various features is to try to modify the parameters in the examples. Make use of your own creativity to discover new features. In many examples, the same outcome can be obtained by several different ways.
This book, in general, covers the fundamentals of the language, but it is sufficient to use differentiation, integration, 2D and 3D graphics, differential equations, linear algebra, etc. Mathematica, certainly, is quite a sophisticated language, there are many more intricate features.
For more advanced features, please try "Mastering Mathematica" by John W. Gray.
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