A = B

by Marko Petkovšek, Herbert S. Wilf, Doron Zeilberger

This book is of interest to mathematicians and computer scientists working in finite mathematics and combinatorics. It presents a breakthrough method for analyzing complex summations. Beautifully written, the book contains practical applications as well as conceptual developments that will have applications in other areas of mathematics.From the table of * Proof Machines * Tightening the Target * The Hypergeometric Database * The Five Basic Sister Celine's Method, Gosper&'s Algorithm, Zeilberger's Algorithm, The WZ Phenomenon, Algorithm Hyper * An Operator Algebra Viewpoint * The WWW Sites and the Software (Maple and Mathematica) Each chapter contains an introduction to the subject and ends with a set of exercises.

Genres: Mathematics

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Chris]

a disgusting and terrible book. I liked Wilf's OGF stuff, but very much don't see the value or point in A=B. This is like Knuth, horrible and full of itself.