Introduction to numerical analysis and scientific computing / by Nabil Nassif and Dolly Khuwayri Fayyad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nassif, Nabil, author.

Fayyad, Dolly Khuwayri, author.

Series:

Chapman & Hall Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Numerical analysis--Textbooks.

Numerical analysis.

Computer science--Mathematics--Textbooks.

Computer science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Chapman and Hall/CRC, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Designed for a one-semester course, Introduction to Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing presents fundamental concepts of numerical mathematics and explains how to implement and program numerical methods. The classroom-tested text helps students understand floating point number representations, particularly those pertaining to IEEE simple and double-precision standards as used in scientific computer environments such as MATLAB® version 7.

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Computer Number Systems and Floating Point Arithmetic; Chapter 2: Finding Roots of Real Single-Valued Functions; Chapter 3: Solving Systems of Linear Equationsby Gaussian Elimination; Chapter 4: Polynomial Interpolation and Splines Fitting; Chapter 5: Numerical Differentiation and Integration; Chapter 6: Advanced Numerical Integration; Chapter 7: Numerical Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs); Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises; Bibliography; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-16880-2

1-4665-8949-3

9780429168802

OCLC:

908078858