01159nam a2200241 a 4500001001300000005001500013007000300028008004100031020004300072020004000115049001600155052002100171082001900192100004100211245012300252260005800375300003400433500029400467504005000761650004200811650005100853950001300904WMO20130360920130613165536ta120808s2011    us a          001   eng    a9780691144252 (hardcover : alk. paper)  a0691144257 (hardcover : alk. paper)0 lWM733538fW02a530.150285b13-101a530.1502852211 aNahin, Paul J.,d1940-0KAC20040284210aNumber-crunching :btaming unruly computational problems from mathematical physics to science fiction /dPaul J. Nahin  aPrinceton, N.J. :bPrinceton University Press,cc2011  axxvi, 376 p. :bill. ;c24 cm  a"A collection of challenging problems in mathematical physics that roar like lions when attacked analytically, but which purr like kittens when confronted by a high-speed electronic computer and its powerful scientific software (plus some speculations for the future from science fiction)"  aIncludes bibliographical references and index 0aMathematical physicsxData processing 0aMathematical physicsvProblems, exercises, etc0 bUS$29.95