Sage for undergraduates / Gregory V. Bard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bard, Gregory V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

SageMath (Electronic resource).

Algebra--Computer programs.

Algebra.

Mathematics--Computer programs.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 352 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society, [2015]

Summary:

"As the open-source and free competitor to expensive software like MapleTM, Mathematica®, Magma, and MATLAB®, Sage offers anyone with access to a web browser the ability to use cutting-edge mathematical software and display his or her results for others, often with stunning graphics. This book is a gentle introduction to Sage for undergraduate students toward the end of Calculus II (single-variable integral calculus) or higher-level course work such as Multivariate Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, or Math Modeling. The book assumes no background in computer science, but the reader who finishes the book will have learned about half of a first semester Computer Science I course, including large parts of the Python programming language. The audience of the book is not only math majors, but also physics, engineering, finance, statistics, chemistry, and computer science majors."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Welcome to Sage!

Fun projects using Sage

Advanced plotting techniques

Advanced features of Sage

Programming in Sage and Python

Building interactive webpages with Sage

Appendix A. What to do when frustrated!

Appendix B. Transitioning to SageMathCloud

Appendix C. Other resources for Sage

Appendix D. Linear systems with infinitely many solutions

Appendix E. Installing Sage on your personal computer

Appendix F. Index of commands by section and by name.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-352).

ISBN:

9781470411114

1470411113

OCLC:

890127862