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Numerical methods for engineers : with programming and software applications / Steven C. Chapra, Raymond P. Canale.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : WCB McGraw-Hill, 1998.Edition: 3rd edISBN:
  • 0075612542
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 620.001515 21
Contents:
Pt. 1. Modeling, Computers, and Error Analysis. Ch. 1. Mathematical Modeling and Engineering Problem-Solving. Ch. 2. Computers and Software. Ch. 3. Approximations and Round-Off Errors. Ch. 4. Truncation Errors and the Taylor Series -- Pt. 2. Roots of Equations. Ch. 5. Bracketing Methods. Ch. 6. Open Methods. Ch. 7. Roots of Polynomials. Ch. 8. Engineering Applications: Roots of Equations -- Pt. 3. Linear Algebraic Equations. Ch. 9. Gauss Elimination. Ch. 10. LU Decomposition and Matrix Inversion. Ch. 11. Special Matrices and Gauss-Seidel. Ch. 12. Engineering Applications: Linear Algebraic Equations -- Pt. 4. Optimization. Ch. 13. One-dimensional Unconstrained Optimization. Ch. 14. Multidimenslonal Unconstrained Optimization. Ch. 15. Constrained Optimization. Ch. 16. Engineering Applications: Optimization -- Pt. 5. Curve Fitting. Ch. 17. Least-Squares Regression. Ch. 18. Interpolation. Ch. 19. Fourier Approximation. Ch. 20. Engineering Applications: Curve Fitting -- Pt. 6. Numerical Differentiation and Integration. Ch. 21. Newton-Cotes Integration of Equations. Ch. 22. Integration of Equations. Ch. 23. Numerical Differentiation. Ch. 24. Engineering Applications: Numerical Integration and Differentiation -- Pt. 7. Ordinary Differential Equations. Ch. 25. Runge-Kutta Methods. Ch. 26. Stiffness and Multistep Methods. Ch. 27. Boundary-Value and Eigenvalue Problems. Ch. 28. Engineering Applications: Ordinary Differential Equations -- Pt. 8. Partial Differential Equations. Ch. 29. Finite Difference: Elliptic Equations. Ch. 30. Finite Difference: Parabolic Equations. Ch. 31. Finite Element Method. Ch. 32. Engineering Applications: Partial Differential Iquations. App. A. The Fourier Series -- App. B. Getting Started with Mathcad -- App. C. Getting Started With Matlab.
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Previous ed.: 1998.

Pt. 1. Modeling, Computers, and Error Analysis. Ch. 1. Mathematical Modeling and Engineering Problem-Solving. Ch. 2. Computers and Software. Ch. 3. Approximations and Round-Off Errors. Ch. 4. Truncation Errors and the Taylor Series -- Pt. 2. Roots of Equations. Ch. 5. Bracketing Methods. Ch. 6. Open Methods. Ch. 7. Roots of Polynomials. Ch. 8. Engineering Applications: Roots of Equations -- Pt. 3. Linear Algebraic Equations. Ch. 9. Gauss Elimination. Ch. 10. LU Decomposition and Matrix Inversion. Ch. 11. Special Matrices and Gauss-Seidel. Ch. 12. Engineering Applications: Linear Algebraic Equations -- Pt. 4. Optimization. Ch. 13. One-dimensional Unconstrained Optimization. Ch. 14. Multidimenslonal Unconstrained Optimization. Ch. 15. Constrained Optimization. Ch. 16. Engineering Applications: Optimization -- Pt. 5. Curve Fitting. Ch. 17. Least-Squares Regression. Ch. 18. Interpolation. Ch. 19. Fourier Approximation. Ch. 20. Engineering Applications: Curve Fitting -- Pt. 6. Numerical Differentiation and Integration. Ch. 21. Newton-Cotes Integration of Equations. Ch. 22. Integration of Equations. Ch. 23. Numerical Differentiation. Ch. 24. Engineering Applications: Numerical Integration and Differentiation -- Pt. 7. Ordinary Differential Equations. Ch. 25. Runge-Kutta Methods. Ch. 26. Stiffness and Multistep Methods. Ch. 27. Boundary-Value and Eigenvalue Problems. Ch. 28. Engineering Applications: Ordinary Differential Equations -- Pt. 8. Partial Differential Equations. Ch. 29. Finite Difference: Elliptic Equations. Ch. 30. Finite Difference: Parabolic Equations. Ch. 31. Finite Element Method. Ch. 32. Engineering Applications: Partial Differential Iquations. App. A. The Fourier Series -- App. B. Getting Started with Mathcad -- App. C. Getting Started With Matlab.