Re: Books
- To: mathgroup at christensen.cybernetics.net
- Subject: [mg1006] Re: Books
- From: rubin at msu.edu (Paul A. Rubin)
- Date: Mon, 8 May 1995 05:28:29 -0400
- Organization: Michigan State University
In article <3o6s96$pjb at news0.cybernetics.net>, twp1 at acpub.duke.edu (Travis Pouarz) wrote: -> ->I'm looking for is a good book from which to learn ->how to take full advantage of Mathematica and that will be a good ->reference later. I'm searching for so much in one book and would prefer ->to purchase only one book because they tend to be expensive. I would like ->to know your experiences/preferences. I've been eyeing the book from ->Wolfram itself; is this a good choice? -> ->Thanks. -> ->Travis Pouarz, The Wellington of Duke __ __ __ ->twp1 at acpub.duke.edu __ __ -> It's certainly definitive, and I for one could not use Mma without it. At the same time, it's a bit challenging to learn the nuances of programming Mma (packages, contexts, etc.) from it. I bought Maeder's _Programming in Mathematica_ as a supplement and thought I got my money's worth from it. Paul ************************************************************************** * Paul A. Rubin Phone: (517) 432-3509 * * Department of Management Fax: (517) 432-1111 * * Eli Broad Graduate School of Management Net: RUBIN at MSU.EDU * * Michigan State University * * East Lansing, MI 48824-1122 (USA) * ************************************************************************** Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whenever you say something to them, they translate it into their own language, and at once it is something entirely different. J. W. v. GOETHE