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
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;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
