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Record Nr.

UNINA9910279754803321

Autore

Trangenstein J. A (John Arthur), <1949->

Titolo

Scientific Computing : Vol. I - Linear and Nonlinear Equations / / by John A. Trangenstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-69105-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXVI, 622 p. 31 illus., 20 illus. in color.)

Collana

Texts in Computational Science and Engineering, , 2197-179X ; ; 18

Disciplina

510

Soggetti

Mathematics—Data processing

Differential equations

Mathematical optimization

Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

Differential Equations

Optimization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction to Scientific Computing -- 1. Working with a Computer -- 3. Linear Algebra -- 4. Scientific Visualization -- 5. Nonlinear Equations -- 6. Least Square Problems -- References. - Author Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first of three volumes providing a comprehensive presentation of the fundamentals of scientific computing. This volume discusses basic principles of computation, and fundamental numerical algorithms that will serve as basic tools for the subsequent two volumes. This book and its companions show how to determine the quality of computational results, and how to measure the relative efficiency of competing methods. Readers learn how to determine the maximum attainable accuracy of algorithms, and how to select the best method for computing problems. This book also discusses programming in several languages, including C++, Fortran and MATLAB. There are 80 examples, 324 exercises, 77 algorithms, 35 interactive JavaScript programs, 391 references to software programs and 4 case studies. Topics are introduced with goals, literature references and links to public software. There are descriptions of the



current algorithms in LAPACK, GSLIB and MATLAB. This book could be used for an introductory course in numerical methods, for either upper level undergraduates or first year graduate students. Parts of the text could be used for specialized courses, such as principles of computer languages or numerical linear algebra.