DocumentCode
1458708
Title
A scientific approach to math
Author
Kortright, Enrique V. ; Beslin, Scott J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Nicholls State Univ., Thibodaux, LA, USA
Volume
15
Issue
5
fYear
1997
Firstpage
36
Lastpage
38
Abstract
The authors demonstrate how computers can be used for mathematical discovery; they have provided two experiments as examples. The first experiment deals with the behavior of consecutive sums of integers. The second experiment allows one to generalize a property of the eigenvalues of square matrices to matrices of arbitrary dimensions. They close by explaining how to set up an experiment designed to discover something new
Keywords
digital arithmetic; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; mathematics computing; matrix algebra; series (mathematics); computers; dimensions; eigenvalues; integers consecutive sums; mathematical discovery; scientific approach; square matrices; Arithmetic; Clouds; Fractals; Geometry; Humans; Instruments; Laboratories; Mathematics; Microscopy; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Potentials, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-6648
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/45.544040
Filename
544040
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