Essentials of scientific computing : numerical methods in science and engineering / Victor Zalizniak.

Modern development of science and technology is based to a large degree on computer modelling. To understand the principles and techniques of computer modelling, students should first get a strong background in classical numerical methods, which are the subject of this book. This text is intended fo...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ScienceDirect)
Main Author: Zalizniak, Victor
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK : Horwood Pub., 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Errors in computer arithmetic operations
  • Ch. 2. Solving equations of the form f(x)=0
  • Ch. 3. Solving systems of linear equations
  • Ch. 4. Computational eigenvalue problems
  • Ch. 5. Solving systems of nonlinear equations
  • Ch. 6. Numerical integration
  • Ch. 7. Introduction to finite difference schemes for ordinary differential equations
  • Ch. 8. Interpolation and Approximation
  • Ch. 9. Programming in MATLAB
  • App. A. Integration formulae of Gaussian type
  • App. B. Transformations of integration domains
  • App. C. Stability regions for Runge-Kutta and Adams schemes
  • App. D. brief survey of available software.