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Computational Geosciences with Mathematica is the only book written by a geologist specifically to show geologists and geoscientists how to use Mathematica to formulate and solve problems. It spans a broad range of geologic and mathematical topics, which are drawn from the author's extensive ex...

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Main Author: Haneberg, William C.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004.
Subjects:
Geography.
Geology, Economic.
Physical geography.
Mineralogy.
Sedimentology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction. What is Mathematica? Installing and Running Mathematica
  • Chapter 2: Special Plots for Geologic Data. Mathematica Packages You Will Need. Stem Plots
  • Chapter 3: Solving Linear and Differential Equations. Algebraic Manipulation of Equations. Symbolic and Numerical Equation Solving Using Solve and Nsolve
  • Chapter 4: Random Variables and Probability Distributions. The Concept of Random Variables. Some Continuous Distributions
  • Chapter 5: Probabilistic Simulation. Flood Frequency Modeling. Plotting the Data
  • Chapter 6: Interpolation and Regression. Interpolation vs. Regression: Which is Appropriate?- Chapter 7: Visualizing and Analyzing Surfaces. Working With Gridded Data. Digital Elevation Models
  • Chapter 8: Digital Signal and Image Processing. The Nature of Periodic Waveforms. Autocovariance and Autocorrelation
  • Appendix A: Mathematica Functions in the Computational Geology Package
  • Appendix B: Labeling Contour Plots
  • Appendix C: Working with Color (CD only).