A Story of Computational Science: Colonel Titus’ Problem from the 17th Century

Experimentation and the evaluation of algorithms have a long history in algebra. In this paper we follow a single test example over more than 250 years. In 1685, John Wallis published <i>A treatise of algebra, both historical and practical</i>, containing a solution of Colonel Titus’ pro...

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Main Author: Trond Steihaug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Axioms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1680/11/6/287