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A first course in the numerical analysis of differential equations

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0521734908, 9780521734905
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511995569
Open Library ID
OL23181253M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6483929 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics
Edition
2
Pages
481\481
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Numerical analysis presents different faces to the world. For mathematicians it is a bona fide mathematical theory with an applicable flavour. For scientists and engineers it is a practical, applied subject, part of the standard repertoire of modelling techniques. For computer scientists it is a theory on the interplay of computer architecture and algorithms for real-number calculations. The tension between these standpoints is the driving force of this book, which presents a rigorous account of the fundamentals of numerical analysis of both ordinary and partial differential equations. The exposition maintains a balance between theoretical, algorithmic and applied aspects. This new edition has been extensively updated, and includes new chapters on emerging subject areas: geometric numerical integration, spectral methods and conjugate gradients. Other topics covered include multistep and Runge-Kutta methods; finite difference and finite elements techniques for the Poisson equation; and a variety of algorithms to solve large, sparse algebraic systems.

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