A Gentle Introduction To Scientific Computing Av Dan (University Of Wyoming Usa) Stanescu, Long (University Of Wyoming Usa) Lee

<P>Scientific Computation has established itself as a stand-alone area of knowledge at the borderline between computer science and applied mathematics. Nonetheless, its interdisciplinary character cannot be denied: its methodologies are increasingly used in a wide variety of branches of science and engineering.</P><P>A <STRONG>Gentle Introduction to Scientific Computing</STRONG> intends to serve a very broad audience of college students across a variety of disciplines. It aims to expose its readers to some of the basic tools and techniques used in computational science, with a view to helping them understand what happens "behind the scenes" when simple tools such as solving equations, plotting and interpolation are used.</P><P>To make the book as practical as possible, the authors explore their subject both from a theoretical, mathematical perspective and from an implementation-driven, programming perspective.</P><P>Features</P><UL><LI>Middle-ground approach between theory and implementation.</LI><LI>Suitable reading for a broad range of students in STEM disciplines. Could be used as the primary text for a first course in scientific computing.</LI><LI>Introduces mathematics majors, without any prior computer science exposure, to numerical methods.<BR></LI><LI>All mathematical knowledge needed beyond Calculus (together with the most widely used Calculus notation and concepts) is introduced in the text to make it self-contained.</LI></UL><P>The erratum document for <B>A<I> </I>Gentle Introduction to Scientific Computing</B><I> </I>can be accessed here.</P>