Title: Scientific Computing and Differential Equations: An Introduction to Numerical Methods
Publisher: Academic Press
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0122892550
ISBN 13: 9780122892554
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: good

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Synopsis

Scientific Computing and Differential Equations: An Introduction to Numerical Methods, is an excellent complement to Introduction to Numerical Methods by Ortega and Poole. The book emphasizes the importance of solving differential equations on a computer, which comprises a large part of what has come to be called scientific computing. It reviews modern scientific computing, outlines its applications, and places the subject in a larger context.This book is appropriate for upper undergraduate courses in mathematics, electrical engineering, and computer science; it is also well-suited to serve as a textbook for numerical differential equations courses at the graduate level.

An introductory chapter gives an overview of scientific computing, indicating its important role in solving differential equations, and placing the subject in the larger environment
Contains an introduction to numerical methods for both ordinary and partial differential equations
Concentrates on ordinary differential equations, especially boundary-value problems
Contains most of the main topics for a first course in numerical methods, and can serve as a text for this course
Uses material for junior/senior level undergraduate courses in math and computer science plus material for numerical differential equations courses for engineering/science students at the graduate level