Introduction to Applied Numerical Analysis by Richard Hamming


Introduction to Applied Numerical Analysis
Title : Introduction to Applied Numerical Analysis
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ISBN : 0486485900
ISBN-10 : 9780486485904
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 350
Publication : First published January 1, 1971

This book by a prominent mathematician is appropriate for a single-semester course in applied numerical analysis for computer science majors and other upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Although it does not cover actual programming, it focuses on the applied topics most pertinent to science and engineering professionals.
An extensive range of topics includes round-off and function evaluation, real zeros of a function, simultaneous linear equations and matrices, interpolation and roundoff estimation, integration, and ordinary differential equations. Additional subjects include optimization, least squares, orthogonal functions, Fourier series, Chebyshev approximation, and random processes. The author stresses the teaching of mathematical concepts through visual aids, and numerous diagrams and illustrations complement the text.


Introduction to Applied Numerical Analysis Reviews


  • Federico Lucifredi

    Chapters 1 and 2 deliver a very practical introduction to floating point computation that makes no assumptions on the reader's knowledge. Good for coming at the problem from the math angle, and useful for those in computing not normally addressing numerical problems.