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A First Course in Numerical Analysis: Second Edition
Contributor(s): Ralston, Anthony (Author), Rabinowitz, Philip (Author)

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ISBN: 048641454X     ISBN-13: 9780486414546
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2001
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Annotation: Outstanding text treats numerical analysis with mathematical rigor, but relatively few theorems and proofs. Oriented toward computer solutions of problems, it stresses errors in methods and computational efficiency. Problems -- some strictly mathematical, others requiring a computer -- appear at the end of each chapter.


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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Mathematical Analysis
- Mathematics | Linear & Nonlinear Programming
- Mathematics | Discrete Mathematics
Dewey: 519.4
LCCN: 00064343
Series: Dover Books on Mathematics
Physical Information: 1.17" H x 5.4" W x 8.43" L (1.40 lbs) 640 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 09/01/2001 pg. 46
 
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This outstanding text by two well-known authors treats numerical analysis with mathematical rigor, but presents relatively few theorems and proofs. Oriented toward computer solutions of problems, it stresses errors in methods and computational efficiency, and it compares different solutions to the same problem.
Following an introductory chapter on sources of error and computer arithmetic, the text covers such topics as approximation and algorithms, interpolation, numerical differentiation and numerical quadrature, the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, functional approximation by least squares and by minimum-maximum error techniques, the solution of nonlinear equations and of simultaneous linear equations, and the calculation of eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices.
This second edition also includes discussions of spline interpolation, adaptive integration, the fast Fourier transform, the simplex method of linear programming, and simple and double QR algorithms. Problems -- some strictly mathematical, others requiring a computer -- appear at the end of each chapter.
 
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