An Introduction to Numerical Computation

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics
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Author: Wen Shen ISBN: 9789814730099
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: October 27, 2015
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Wen Shen
ISBN: 9789814730099
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: October 27, 2015
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

Developed during ten years of teaching experience, this book serves as a set of lecture notes for an introductory course on numerical computation, at the senior undergraduate level. These notes contain the material that can be covered in a semester, together with a few optional sections for additional reading. Rather than surveying a large number of algorithms, the book presents the most important computational methods and emphasizes the underlying mathematical ideas. In most chapters, graphs and drawings are relied on, to build up intuition.

The notes are written in a rather colloquial style, presenting the subject matter in the same form as it can be explained in a classroom. For instructors, this will minimize the amount of effort required to prepare their blackboard presentations.

As prerequisites, the book only relies on standard calculus, an introductory course on matrices, and some basic computer programming skills. As a new feature, these notes are supplemented by two sets of videos from the author's Youtube channel. These videos contain a complete set of live lectures given in Spring 2015, together with a complete set of short tutorials, from 5 to 15 minutes each.

A set of homework problems is included at the end of each chapter. Homework projects cover a variety of applications, in connection with population dynamics, engineering, mechanics, image reconstruction, etc. A complete set of solutions is available for instructors, upon request.

Contents:

  • Computer Arithmetic
  • Polynomial Interpolation
  • Piecewise Polynomial Interpolation: Splines
  • Numerical Integration
  • Numerical Solution of Nonlinear Equations
  • Direct Methods for Systems of Linear Equations
  • Fixed Point Iterative Solvers for Linear Systems
  • The Method of Least Squares
  • Numerical Methods for ODEs
  • Two-Point Boundary Value Problems
  • FDM for Partial Differential Equations

Readership: Junior or senior undergraduate students interested in numerical computation and analysis, majoring in mathematics, computer science, physics, engineering, etc.
Key Features:

  • Matlab is integrated throughout the book
  • The book assumes minimum prior mathematical knowledge
  • The book was class-tested through 5 semesters at Penn State University, with top reviews from students
  • Supplementary videos offer an enrichment to these lecture notes
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Developed during ten years of teaching experience, this book serves as a set of lecture notes for an introductory course on numerical computation, at the senior undergraduate level. These notes contain the material that can be covered in a semester, together with a few optional sections for additional reading. Rather than surveying a large number of algorithms, the book presents the most important computational methods and emphasizes the underlying mathematical ideas. In most chapters, graphs and drawings are relied on, to build up intuition.

The notes are written in a rather colloquial style, presenting the subject matter in the same form as it can be explained in a classroom. For instructors, this will minimize the amount of effort required to prepare their blackboard presentations.

As prerequisites, the book only relies on standard calculus, an introductory course on matrices, and some basic computer programming skills. As a new feature, these notes are supplemented by two sets of videos from the author's Youtube channel. These videos contain a complete set of live lectures given in Spring 2015, together with a complete set of short tutorials, from 5 to 15 minutes each.

A set of homework problems is included at the end of each chapter. Homework projects cover a variety of applications, in connection with population dynamics, engineering, mechanics, image reconstruction, etc. A complete set of solutions is available for instructors, upon request.

Contents:

Readership: Junior or senior undergraduate students interested in numerical computation and analysis, majoring in mathematics, computer science, physics, engineering, etc.
Key Features:

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