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Symbolic computing is a comparatively new way of tackling and solving problems other than numerically. It is presently gaining increasing favor at universities, research facilities, and advanced technological companies. We describe here three sample problems solved symbolically. These examples were taken from the aerospace sciences and physical sciences for convenience, but could have been drawn from any other area of applied mathematics as well. Scientists and engineers might be interested in a better understanding of the range of new problem-solving techniques provided by symbolic computing.
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Maccone, C. (1994). Symbolic Calculus Computations in the Aerospace Field. In: Miele, A., Salvetti, A. (eds) Applied Mathematics in Aerospace Science and Engineering. Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering, vol 44. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9259-1_20
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