Mathematica®: A Problem-Centered Approach

Roozbeh Hazrat obtained his PhD in Pure Mathematics from the University of Bielefeld, Germany in 2002. He did research at the Australian National University, the Max Planck Institute in Bonn and the City University of New York. He was a Reader (Associate Professor) in Pure Mathematics at Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom, where he worked for 8 years, before moving to Western Sydney University in December 2011. In 2015 he was awarded a Fellowship for Experienced Researchers by Germany's Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

• Introduction.- Basics.- Defining functions.- Lists.- Changing heads!.- A bit of logic and set theory.- Sums and products.- Loops and repetitions.- Substitutions, Mathematica rules.- Pattern matching.- Functions with multiple definitions.- Recursive functions.- Linear algebra.- Graphics.- Calculus and equations.- Worked out projects.- Projects.- Solutions to the Exercises.- Further reading.- Bibliography.- Index.

"The aim of this introduction to Mathematica is to teach Mathematica's abilities and how to program it to solve problems. ... this book provides a great basis for an undergraduate course teaching how to use Mathematica. The book can certainly also be used for self-study without taking a course, and its style ensures that reading it will never be boring. After finishing the course or the book, it may serve as a reference ... ." (Thomas Kahle, zbMATH 1345.68001, 2016)