Numerical Methods

Table of contents
1. Introduction to Numerical Computing 2. Introduction to Computers and Computing Concepts 3. Computer Codes and Arithmetic 4. Approximations and Errors in Computing 5. FORTRAN 77 Overview 6. Roots of Nonlinear Equations 7. Direct Solution of Linear Equations 8. Iterative Solution of Linear Equations 9. Curve Fitting : Interpolation 10. Curve Fitting : Regression 11. Numerical Differentiation 12. Numerical Integration 13. Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations 14. Boundary-value and Eigenvalue Problems 15. Solution of Partial Differential Equations Appendices

New Features

FORTRAN 77 is the programming language used with FORTRAN 90 features wherever necessary; C/C++ conversion of all programs in the text provided in appendix; Separate diskette version to follow, diskette will contain the code in C/C++; Fortran 77 Overview - chapter also highlights the differences between versions 90 and 77; C/C++ conversions of all programs given in solved examples; Step-by-step presentation of each stage involved in solving a physical problem using numerical methods; All numerical methods illustrated with algorithms and computer programs displaying input and output; 129 solved problems interspersed throughout the text.