Tapas in Experimental Mathematics

Experimental mathematics is a recently structured field of mathematics that uses advanced computing technology to perform experiments such as analysis of examples, testing of new ideas, and the search for patterns. This book presents material from the Special Session on Experimental Mathematics at the Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Society, held in New Orleans in January 2007. Some topics covered include two-dimensional directed lattice walks with boundaries, partition polynomials, hypergeometric functions related to series acceleration formulas, and using integer relation algorithms for finding relationships among functions. Other topics are multidimensional radix representations, properties of the inverse error function, and computer algebra for special function inequalities. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)