A First Course in Numerical Methods

by Uri M. Ascher, Chen Greif

A First Course on Numerical Methods is designed for students and researchers who seek practical knowledge of modern techniques in scientific computing. Avoiding encyclopaedic and heavily theoretical exposition, the book provides an in-depth treatment of fundamental issues and methods, the reasons behind the success and failure of numerical software, and fresh and easy-to-follow approaches and techniques. The authors focus on current methods, issues and software while providing a comprehensive theoretical foundation, enabling those who need to apply the techniques to successfully design solutions to nonstandard problems. The book also illustrates algorithms using the programming environment of MATLAB®, with the expectation that the reader will gradually become proficient in it while learning the material covered in the book. The book takes an algorithmic approach, focusing on techniques that have a high level of applicability to engineering, computer science and industrial mathematics.

Genres: Mathematics, Computer Science

580 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 2011

Reviews

[Eric K. · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've read and studied a lot of undergraduate math and scientific books, and this is probably the worst piece of crap I've ever (unfortunately) stumbled by. By any means, if you are taking a numerical methods course, do not use this book. It's lazy, it's poorly explained and confusing. A lot of useless and absolute dogshit exercises. If you have the opportunity of NOT opening this book (it wasn't my case since it was the bibliography of a subject I took), do NOT open it.