Essentials of Scientific Computing: Numerical Methods for Science and Engineering

Zalizniak, Victor

ISBN 10: 190427532X / ISBN 13: 9781904275329

Published by Horwood Pub Ltd, 2008

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illustrated edition edition. 218 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essentials of Scientific Computing: Numerical Methods for Science and Engineering
• Publisher: Horwood Pub Ltd
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190427532X
• ISBN 13: 9781904275329
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

Modern development of science and technology is based to a large degree on computer modelling. To understand the principles and techniques of computer modelling, students should first get a strong background in classical numerical methods, which are the subject of this book. This text is intended for use in a numerical methods course for engineering and science students, but will also be useful as a handbook on numerical techniques for research students.

Essentials of Scientific Computing is as self-contained as possible and considers a variety of methods for each type of problem discussed. It covers the basic ideas of numerical techniques, including iterative process, extrapolation and matrix factorization, and practical implementation of the methods shown is explained through numerous examples. An introduction to MATLAB is included, together with a brief overview of modern software widely used in scientific computations.

About the Author

Dr. Victor Zalizniak was awarded his Masters in Physics at Krasnoyarsk State University, Russia before becoming a Research Fellow at the Centre for Scientific Computing at the Russian Academy of Sciences (Siberian Branch). He then moved to the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology where he obtained his PhD. In 2001 he returned to the Department of Computer Science at his alma mater, Krasnoyarsk State University, where he continues to lecture, research and write in his particular fields of computational physics and mathematical physics. He is the author of several books on scientific computing including Essentials of Computational Physics Parts 1 and 2.