scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1551492

zbMATH Open0969.00008MaRDI QIDQ4523873FDOQ4523873

Authors Paul J. Nahin

Publication date 15 January 2001

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematics in general (00A05) Mathematics for nonmathematicians (engineering, social sciences, etc.) (00A06) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to probability theory (60-01) Recreational mathematics (00A08) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to history and biography (01-01) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to mathematical logic and foundations (03-01)

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Uses Software

• Matlab

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