Numerical Computational Methods

by Prabhakar Baliram Patil

Author	: Prabhakar Baliram Patil
Publisher	: Alpha Science International, Limited
Total Pages	: 669
Release	: 2009
Genre	: Mathematics
ISBN	: 9781842655092

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Though Analytical and/or Experimental solutions for every problem are not possible, approximate solutions are. Numerical methods provide the best approximation among all. Numerical Computational Methods presents a host of numerical methods, their algorithmic presentation and computer programs in Visual Basic, FORTRAN and C++. Perhaps it is for the first time that any book provides numerical methods in Visual Basic. The text is exhaustive and illuminates basic derivations of the formulae to be converted into programs. For each program algorithm is expressed and each step of the algorithm can be directly converted into computer program statement. All topics in the book are explicit in nature, self explanatory and student friendly. Solved problems accelerate the grasp of the particular numerical method. This book can be used both as a text and a good reference book for any researcher who needs numerical evaluations his work. The reader is expected to have only elementary knowledge of differentiation and integration.

Computational Methods for Numerical Analysis with R

by James P Howard, II

Author	: James P Howard, II
Publisher	: CRC Press
Total Pages	: 257
Release	: 2017-07-12
Genre	: Mathematics
ISBN	: 1498723640

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Computational Methods for Numerical Analysis with R is an overview of traditional numerical analysis topics presented using R. This guide shows how common functions from linear algebra, interpolation, numerical integration, optimization, and differential equations can be implemented in pure R code. Every algorithm described is given with a complete function implementation in R, along with examples to demonstrate the function and its use. Computational Methods for Numerical Analysis with R is intended for those who already know R, but are interested in learning more about how the underlying algorithms work. As such, it is suitable for statisticians, economists, and engineers, and others with a computational and numerical background.

Introduction To Numerical Computation, An (Second Edition)

by Wen Shen

Author	: Wen Shen
Publisher	: World Scientific
Total Pages	: 339
Release	: 2019-08-28
Genre	: Mathematics
ISBN	: 9811204438

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This book serves as a set of lecture notes for a senior undergraduate level course on the introduction to numerical computation, which was developed through 4 semesters of teaching the course over 10 years. The book requires minimum background knowledge from the students, including only a three-semester of calculus, and a bit on matrices.The book covers many of the introductory topics for a first course in numerical computation, which fits in the short time frame of a semester course. Topics range from polynomial approximations and interpolation, to numerical methods for ODEs and PDEs. Emphasis was made more on algorithm development, basic mathematical ideas behind the algorithms, and the implementation in Matlab.The book is supplemented by two sets of videos, available through the author's YouTube channel. Homework problem sets are provided for each chapter, and complete answer sets are available for instructors upon request.The second edition contains a set of selected advanced topics, written in a self-contained manner, suitable for self-learning or as additional material for an honored version of the course. Videos are also available for these added topics.

Computational Methods in Engineering

by S. P. Venkateshan

Author	: S. P. Venkateshan
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 824
Release	: 2023-05-31
Genre	: Technology & Engineering
ISBN	: 3031082265

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The book is designed to serve as a textbook for courses offered to graduate and upper-undergraduate students enrolled in mechanical engineering. The book attempts to make students with mathematical backgrounds comfortable with numerical methods. The book also serves as a handy reference for practicing engineers who are interested in applications. The book is written in an easy-to-understand manner, with the essence of each numerical method clearly stated. This makes it easy for professional engineers, students, and early career researchers to follow the material presented in the book. The structure of the book has been modeled accordingly. It is divided into four modules: i) solution of a system of equations and eigenvalues which includes linear equations, determining eigenvalues, and solution of nonlinear equations; ii) function approximations: interpolation, data fit, numerical differentiation, and numerical integration; iii) solution of ordinary differential equations—initial value problems and boundary value problems; and iv) solution of partial differential equations—parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic PDEs. Each section of the book includes exercises to reinforce the concepts, and problems have been added at the end of each chapter. Exercise problems may be solved by using computational tools such as scientific calculators, spreadsheet programs, and MATLAB codes. The detailed coverage and pedagogical tools make this an ideal textbook for students, early career researchers, and professionals.

Numerical Computation 1

by Christoph W. Ueberhuber

Author	: Christoph W. Ueberhuber
Publisher	: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages	: 494
Release	: 2012-12-06
Genre	: Mathematics
ISBN	: 3642591183

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This book deals with various aspects of scientific numerical computing. No at tempt was made to be complete or encyclopedic. The successful solution of a numerical problem has many facets and consequently involves different fields of computer science. Computer numerics- as opposed to computer algebra- is thus based on applied mathematics, numerical analysis and numerical computation as well as on certain areas of computer science such as computer architecture and operating systems. Applied Mathemalies I I I Numerical Analysis Analysis, Algebra I I Numerical Computation Symbolic Computation I Operating Systems Computer Hardware Each chapter begins with sample situations taken from specific fields of appli cation. Abstract and general formulations of mathematical problems are then presented. Following this abstract level, a general discussion about principles and methods for the numerical solution of mathematical problems is presented. Relevant algorithms are developed and their efficiency and the accuracy of their results is assessed. It is then explained as to how they can be obtained in the form of numerical software. The reader is presented with various ways of applying the general methods and principles to particular classes of problems and approaches to extracting practically useful solutions with appropriately chosen numerical software are developed. Potential difficulties and obstacles are examined, and ways of avoiding them are discussed. The volume and diversity of all the available numerical software is tremendous.

A First Course in Numerical Methods

by Uri M. Ascher

Author	: Uri M. Ascher
Publisher	: SIAM
Total Pages	: 574
Release	: 2011-07-14
Genre	: Mathematics
ISBN	: 0898719976

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Offers students a practical knowledge of modern techniques in scientific computing.

Numerical Methods for Differential Equations

by J.R. Dormand

Author	: J.R. Dormand
Publisher	: CRC Press
Total Pages	: 390
Release	: 1996-02-21
Genre	: Mathematics
ISBN	: 9780849394331

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With emphasis on modern techniques, Numerical Methods for Differential Equations: A Computational Approach covers the development and application of methods for the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations. Some of the methods are extended to cover partial differential equations. All techniques covered in the text are on a program disk included with the book, and are written in Fortran 90. These programs are ideal for students, researchers, and practitioners because they allow for straightforward application of the numerical methods described in the text. The code is easily modified to solve new systems of equations. Numerical Methods for Differential Equations: A Computational Approach also contains a reliable and inexpensive global error code for those interested in global error estimation. This is a valuable text for students, who will find the derivations of the numerical methods extremely helpful and the programs themselves easy to use. It is also an excellent reference and source of software for researchers and practitioners who need computer solutions to differential equations.

Introduction to Numerical Computations

by James S. Vandergraft

Author	: James S. Vandergraft
Publisher	: Academic Press
Total Pages	: 389
Release	: 2014-05-10
Genre	: Mathematics
ISBN	: 1483267091

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Computer Science and Applied Mathematics: Introduction to Numerical Computations, Second Edition introduces numerical algorithms as they are used in practice. This edition covers the usual topics contained in introductory numerical analysis textbooks that include all of the well-known and most frequently used algorithms for interpolation and approximation, numerical differentiation and integration, solution of linear systems and nonlinear equations, and solving ordinary differential equations. A complete discussion of computer arithmetic, problems that arise in the computer evaluation of functions, and cubic spline interpolation are also provided. This text likewise discusses the Newton formulas for interpolation and adaptive methods for integration. The level of this book is suitable for advanced undergraduate students and readers with elementary mathematical background.

Computational Engineering - Introduction to Numerical Methods

by Michael Schäfer

Author	: Michael Schäfer
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 374
Release	: 2021-07-19
Genre	: Technology & Engineering
ISBN	: 3030760278

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Numerical simulation methods in all engineering disciplines gains more and more importance. The successful and efficient application of such tools requires certain basic knowledge about the underlying numerical techniques. The text gives a practice-oriented introduction in modern numerical methods as they typically are applied in mechanical, chemical, or civil engineering. Problems from heat transfer, structural mechanics, and fluid mechanics constitute a thematical focus of the text. For the basic understanding of the topic aspects of numerical mathematics, natural sciences, computer science, and the corresponding engineering area are simultaneously important. Usually, the necessary information is distributed in different textbooks from the individual disciplines. In the present text the subject matter is presented in a comprehensive multidisciplinary way, where aspects from the different fields are treated insofar as it is necessary for general understanding. Overarching aspects and important questions related to accuracy, efficiency, and cost effectiveness are discussed. The topics are presented in an introductory manner, such that besides basic mathematical standard knowledge in analysis and linear algebra no further prerequisites are necessary. The book is suitable either for self-study or as an accompanying textbook for corresponding lectures. It can be useful for students of engineering disciplines as well as for computational engineers in industrial practice.