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The Mathematica book

by Stephen Wolfram

A comprehensive reference for the Mathematica 4 software system, detailing numerical computation, text processing, and data management. It provides descriptions for 1,100 built-in functions, practical tutorials, and a guide to the MathLink API.

Accession 10138 ISBN 9780521643146 Publisher Wolfram Research (Firm), Cambridge University Press
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