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Mathematical Aspects of Scientific Software

By John R. Rice (auth.) , J. R. Rice (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
1988
ISBN
978-1-4684-7076-5, 978-1-4684-7074-1
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4684-7074-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6311718 bytes)
Series
The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and Its Applications 14
Edition
1
Pages
208\212
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
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Description

Since scientific software is the fuel that drives today's computers to solve a vast range of problems, huge efforts are being put into the development of new software, systems and algorithms for scientific problem solving. This book explores how scientific software impacts the structure of mathematics, how it creates new subfields, and how new classes of mathematical problems arise. The focus is on five topics where the impact is currently being felt and where important new challenges exist, namely: the new subfield of parallel and geometric computations, the emergence of symbolic computation systems into "general" use, the potential emergence of new, high-level mathematical systems, and the crucial question of how to measure the performance of mathematical problem solving tools.

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