The delicate art of brute force : how to compute it when you can't solve it / Paul J. Nahin.
| Author/creator | Nahin, Paul J. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | 224 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "This book explains how to use computation to tackle problems that need an accurate answer but defy a clean mathematical solution. The level is accessible to undergraduate students in the mathematical and physical sciences, and to the many 'hobbyist' mathematicians - often professionals in neighboring disciplines - seeking greater insight into the tools they use. Nahin chooses a range of applications, all grounded in situations to which physical laws apply, and focuses on the thought processes involved in structuring the relevant solution algorithms. This is the bread and butter of much of the computational work that matters in the real world"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Nahin, Paul J. Delicate art of brute force. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2026] 9780691267524 |
| ISBN | 9780691267463 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0691267464 (hardback) |
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| ISBN | (e-book) |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000335648 |