Numerical Mathematics

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2008 - Computers - 668 pages
Numerical Mathematics presents the innovative approach of using numerical methods as a practical laboratory for all undergraduate mathematics courses in science and engineering streams. The authors bridge the gap between numerical methods and undergraduate mathematics and emphasize the graphical visualization of mathematical properties, numerical verification of formal statements, and illustrations of the mathematical ideas. Students using Numerical Mathematics as a supplementary reference for basic mathematical courses will be encouraged to deveolp their mathematical intuition with an effective component of technology, while students using it as the primary text for numerical courses will have a broader, reinforced understanding of the subject.
 

Contents

Elements of the Laboratory
1
Linear Systems
47
Orthogonality
121
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
165
Polynomial Functions
235
Differential and Integral Calculus
287
Vector Calculus
351
Zeros and Extrema of Functions
405
InitialValue Problems for ODEs
451
BoundaryValue Problems for ODEs and PDEs
511
Spectral Methods
579
Splines and Finite Elements
615
Bibliography
653
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