Chapter 1, “Explorations” (p. 10)
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To an increasing number of practitioners, computer simulations rooted in mathematics represent a third way of doing science, alongside theory and experiment.
— Ivars Peterson
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Source: Wikiquote: "Ivars Peterson" (Quotes, The Mathematical Tourist: New and Updated Snapshots of Modern Mathematics (1998): All page numbers from the hardcover edition published by Barnes & Noble
Revision of The Mathematical Tourist: Snapshots of Modern Mathematics, originally published in 1988 )
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About Ivars Peterson
Ivars Peterson (born 4 December 1948) is an award-winning mathematics writer.
About Ivars Peterson
Ivars Peterson (born 4 December 1948) is an award-winning mathematics writer.
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