Direct Methods for Sparse Matrices (Monographs on Numerical Analysis) - Hardcover

Duff, Iain S.; Erisman, A. M.; Reid, John Ker

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198534086 ISBN 13: 9780198534082

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1987

Synopsis

This book provides practical approaches to the efficient use of sparsity--a key to solving large problems in many fields, including computational science and engineering, where mathematical models give rise to very large systems of linear equations. The emphasis is on practicality, with conclusions based on concrete experience. Non-numeric computing techniques have been included as well as frequent illustrations in an attempt to bridge the gap between the written word and the working computer code. Exercises have been included to strengthen understanding of the material as well as to extend it for students and researchers in engineering, mathematics, and computer science.

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About the Author

I. S. (Iain) Duff is an STFC Senior Fellow in the Scientific Computing Department at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, England. He is also the Scientific Advisor for the Parallel Algorithms Group at CERFACS in Toulouse and is a Visiting Professor of Mathematics at the University of Strathclyde. J. K. (John) Reid is an Honorary Scientist at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, England. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Shrivenham Campus of Cranfield University and is Convener of the ISO/IEC Fortran Committee. A. M. (Al) Erisman is the Executive in Residence in the School of Business, Government, and Economics at Seattle Pacific University and is executive editor of Ethix magazine (), which he co-founded with a colleague in 1998. Over the past 15 years he has lectured on five continents in areas of business, technology, mathematics, ethics, faith, and economic development.

Review

Review from previous edition: "An outstanding contribution to the literature on sparse matrices...a valuable addition to the bookshelf of every reader interested in the solution of large sparse problems."

--SIAM Review

"... strongly recommended to everyone involved in the study of sparsity problems as well as those who have to solve their own problems which need the use of sparse techniques."

--Automatica

"the present book makes ... digestable reading and may by its practical attitude and many methods and examples contribute to the cogent solution of linear systems."

--Monatshefte fur Mathematik

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198534086
• ISBN 13: 9780198534082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360