Overview

Designed for the non-expert student, enthusiast, or researcher, this text provides an accessible introduction to numerical computation and its applications in science and engineering. It assumes no prior knowledge beyond undergraduate calculus and elementary computer programming. Fundamental and practical issues are discussed in a unified manner with a generous, but not excessive, dose of numerical analysis. Topics are introduced on a need to know basis to concisely illustrate the practical implementation of a variety of algorithms and demystify seemingly esoteric numerical methods. Algorithms that can be explained without too much elaboration and can be implemented within a few dozen lines of computer code are discussed in detail, and computer programs in Fortran, C++, and Matlab are provided. Algorithms whose underlying theories require long, elaborate explanations are discussed at the level of first principles, and references for further information are given. The book uses numerous schematic illustrations to demonstrate concepts and facilitate their understanding by providing readers with a helpful interplay between ideas and visual images. Real-world examples drawn from various branches of science and engineering are presented. Updated information on computer technology and numerical methods is included, many new and some original topics are introduced. Additional solved and unsolved problems are included.

Full Product Details

Author:   C Pozrikidis (Professor of Engineering, Professor of Engineering, University of California, San Diego)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.40cm , Height: 6.10cm , Length: 18.30cm
Weight:   2.336kg
ISBN:  

9780195376111

ISBN 10:   0195376110
Pages:   1280
Publication Date:   25 September 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

1: Computers and Computing 2: Numerical Matrix Algebra and Matrix Calculus 3: Linear Algebraic Equations 4: Nonlinear Algebraic Equations 5: Eigenvalues of Matrices 6: Function Interpolation and Differentiation 7: Numerical Integration 8: Function Approximation 9: Ordinary Differential Equations 10: Discretization and Expansion Methods for ODEs 11: The Finite-Difference Method for PDEs 12: Finite-Difference Method for the Poisson and Laplace Equations 13: Finite-Difference Method for Convection-Diffusion 14: The Boundary-Element Method 15: The Finite-Element Method Appendices A: Calculus Primer B: Orthogonal Polynomials C: Unix Primer D: C++/Matlab/Fortran 77 Dictionary E: ASCII Code F: Matlab Primer

Reviews

Author Information

C. Pozrikidis is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author of nine books on theoretical and computational fluid dynamics and biomechanics, boundary element methods, spectral and finite element methods, and computer programming.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions