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Title

Symbolic vs. Numerical Computation
Author

Steven M. Christensen
Organization: Steven M. Christensen and Associates and MathTensor, Inc.
Journal / Anthology

The Mathematica Journal
Year: 1991
Volume: 1
Issue: 3
Page range: 15-16
Description

Conventional wisdom has it that workstations are no match for the supercomputers, but here's a David-and-Goliath tale in which the two team up at the end.
Subjects

*Applied Mathematics > Numerical Methods
*Wolfram Technology > Programming > Symbolic Computation