Fortran 90/95 Explained - Softcover

Metcalf, Michael; Reid, John K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198518889 ISBN 13: 9780198518884

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1996

Synopsis

The success of Fortran as the predominant programming language in the field of scientific and numerical computing is due, in part, to its steady evolution. Following the publication of standards in 1966 and 1978, the committee responsible for their development, X3J3, worked in conjunction with an ISO committee to develop a standard suitable for use in the 1990's and beyond. This standard, ISO Fortran 90, contained new features for large-scale computing nd data abstraction, but still retained all the old familiar features. Fortran 90/95 Explained is a thorough examination of Fortran in 1995. It represents a complete revision of the original 1990 text Fortran 90 Explained, in particular a more detailed explanation of many features, more examples, and new appendices. One completely new chapter discusses Fortran 95, a revision of the ISO Fortran 90 standard based on the interpretations that have been requested following its implementation and use. In addition, new features to keep ISO Fortran aligned with High Performance Fortran have been added, along with a number of minor improvements. All of these are fully described for programmers wanting to update their skills.

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: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198518889
• ISBN 13: 9780198518884
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 360