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Numerical mathematics and computing / Ward Cheney, David Kincaid

By: Cheney, E. W. (Elliott Ward), 1929-.
Contributor(s): Kincaid, David (David Ronald) [(j.a.)].
Publisher: Pacific Grove, CA : Brooks/Cole, c1999Edition: 4th ed.Description: xv, 671 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0534351840.Subject(s): Numerical analysis -- Data processingDDC classification: 519.4028551
Contents:
1. Introduction. - 2. Number representation and errors. - 3. Locating roots of equations. - 4. Interpolation and numerical differentiation. - 5. Numerical integration. - 6. Systems of linear equations. - 7. Approximation by Spline functions. - 8. Ordinary differential equations. - 9. Systems of ordinary differential equations. - 10. Smoothing of data and the method of least squares. - 11. Monte Carlo methods and simulation. - 12. Boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations. - 13. Partial differential equations. - 14. Minimization of multi variate functions. - 15. Linear programming. - Appendix A. Linear algebra concepts and notation. - Appendix B. Mathematical software. - Answers for selected problems. - Bibliography. - Index.
Summary: "In preparing of this book, [authors] have adhered to the basic objective of the previous editions, namely, to acquaint students of science and engineering with the potentialities of the modern computer for solving numerical problems that may arise in their professions. A secondary objective is to give students an opportunity to hone their skills in programming and problem solving. A third objective is to help students arrive at an understanding of the important subject of errors that inevitably accompany scientific computing and to arm them with methods for detecting, predicting, and controlling these errors. A final, fourth objective is to familiarize students with the intelligent use of powerful and versatile systems such as Matlab, Maple, Mathematica, and others in attacking numerical problems and obtaining not only numeric but graphical and sometimes symbolic results." - Preface.
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1. Introduction. - 2. Number representation and errors. - 3. Locating roots of equations. - 4. Interpolation and numerical differentiation. - 5. Numerical integration. - 6. Systems of linear equations. - 7. Approximation by Spline functions. - 8. Ordinary differential equations. - 9. Systems of ordinary differential equations. - 10. Smoothing of data and the method of least squares. - 11. Monte Carlo methods and simulation. - 12. Boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations. - 13. Partial differential equations. - 14. Minimization of multi variate functions. - 15. Linear programming. - Appendix A. Linear algebra concepts and notation. - Appendix B. Mathematical software. - Answers for selected problems. - Bibliography. - Index.

"In preparing of this book, [authors] have adhered to the basic objective of the previous editions, namely, to acquaint students of science and engineering with the potentialities of the modern computer for solving numerical problems that may arise in their professions. A secondary objective is to give students an opportunity to hone their skills in programming and problem solving. A third objective is to help students arrive at an understanding of the important subject of errors that inevitably accompany scientific computing and to arm them with methods for detecting, predicting, and controlling these errors. A final, fourth objective is to familiarize students with the intelligent use of powerful and versatile systems such as Matlab, Maple, Mathematica, and others in attacking numerical problems and obtaining not only numeric but graphical and sometimes symbolic results." - Preface.