Fortran 90/95 Explained - Softcover

Metcalf, Michael; Reid, John K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198505582 ISBN 13: 9780198505587

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

The success of Fortran as the predominant language in the field of scientific and numerical computing is due, in part, to its steady evolution. The latest version, Fortran 95, was published in 1997 and included new features from Fortran 90 for array processing, abstract data types, modules, and pointers, as well as additional features to keep it aligned with High Performance Fortran. This book is a revision of Fortran 90/95 Explained. The Fortran 95 material is now fully integrated with the material on Fortran 90, while the text carefully maintains the distinction between the two language levels. It include new chapters on two important changes: enhanced data types and floating-point exception handling. A complete and authoritative description of Fortran 90 and 95, this book is intended for both new and experienced users.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Metcalf worked for many years at CERN, Geneva. He is the author of a range of publications, including the books The F programming language and Effective Fortran 77 (Oxford University Press), and FORTRAN Optimization (Academic Press). He was the Editor of the Fortran 90 standard. Professor Michael Metcalf, Karntner Ring 10 1010 Vienna Austria Tel: 0043 1503 7940 John Reid is an independent contractor and is well known as a numerical analyst: he is a co-author of Direct methods for sparse matrices (Oxford University Press). He served as Secretary of X3J3 and played a leading role in the development of Fortran 90, Fortran 95, and the exception-handling extensions. Professor J.K. Reid Computing and Information Systems Dept Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Chilton Oxon OX11 0QX

Review

On the first edition: "The book is well designed and written in a clear and understandable language. It is recommended for people working in technical fields in FORTRAN environments who need a tutorial as well as a detailed language reference." --Zentralblatt für Mathematik und ihre Grenzegebiete

"Both authors are eminent scientists in the field of scientific computing and their experience shines through every page and every example." --Mathematics Today

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0198505582
• ISBN 13: 9780198505587
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 360