Symbolic-numeric computation
Encyclopedia
In mathematics
and computer science
, symbolic-numeric computation is the use of software that combines symbolic
and numeric
methods to solve problems.
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, symbolic-numeric computation is the use of software that combines symbolic
Symbolic computation
Symbolic computation or algebraic computation, relates to the use of machines, such as computers, to manipulate mathematical equations and expressions in symbolic form, as opposed to manipulating the approximations of specific numerical quantities represented by those symbols...
and numeric
Numerical analysis
Numerical analysis is the study of algorithms that use numerical approximation for the problems of mathematical analysis ....
methods to solve problems.
External links
- The Fourth International Workshop on Symbolic-Numeric Computation (SNC2011), June 7-9, 2011, San Jose, California