This book is a concise and lucid introduction to computer oriented numerical methods with well-chosen graphical illustrations that give an insight into the mechanism of various methods. The book develops computational algorithms for solving non-linear algebraic equation, sets of linear equations, curve-fitting, integration, differentiation, and solving ordinary differential equations.
OUTSTANDING FEATURES
• Elementary presentation of numerical methods using computers for solving a variety of problems for students who have only basic level knowledge of mathematics.
• Geometrical illustrations used to explain how numerical algorithms are evolved.
• Emphasis on implementation of numerical algorithm on computers.
• Detailed discussion of IEEE standard for representing floating point numbers.
• Algorithms derived and presented using a simple English based structured language.
• Truncation and rounding errors in numerical calculations explained.
• Each chapter starts with learning goals and all methods illustrated with numerical examples.
• Appendix gives pointers to open source libraries for numerical computation.
V. Rajaraman, Ph.D. (Wisconsin) is an Emeritus Professor at the Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Earlier, Prof. Rajaraman was a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at IIT, Kanpur (1963–1982), Professor of Computer Science and Chairman of Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (1982–1994), and IBM Professor of Information Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (1994–2001). A Padma Bhushan awardee in 1998, he is also a recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 1976, the Homi Bhabha Prize by U.G.C., Om Prakash Bhasin Award, the ISTE Award for excellence in teaching computer engineering, Rustam Choksi Award, the Zaheer Medal by the Indian National Science Academy.
Prof. Rajaraman is a lifetime contribution awardee of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and the Computer Society of India. He has received a DSc (h.c.) from IIT, Kanpur, and the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Sibpur. He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, the National Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Academy of Engineering, and the Computer Society of India. An author of several well-established and highly successful computer books, Prof. Rajaraman has published many research papers in reputed national and international journals. (A detailed biodata may be found in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Vaidyeswaran_Rajaraman).
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