Insight through computing : a MATLAB introduction to computational science and engineering
This introduction to computer-based problem-solving using the MATLAB environment is highly recommended for students wishing to learn the concepts and develop the programming skills that are fundamental to computational science and engineering (CSE). Through a 'teaching by examples' approac...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ,
c2010
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| Summary: | This introduction to computer-based problem-solving using the MATLAB environment is highly recommended for students wishing to learn the concepts and develop the programming skills that are fundamental to computational science and engineering (CSE). Through a 'teaching by examples' approach, the authors pose strategically chosen problems to help first-time programmers learn these necessary concepts and skills. Each section formulates a problem and then introduces those new MATLAB language features that are necessary to solve it. This approach puts problem-solving and algorithmic thinking first and syntactical details second. Each solution is followed by a 'talking point' that concerns some related, larger issue associated with CSE. Collectively, the worked examples, talking points, and 300+ homework problems build intuition for the process of discretization and an appreciation for dimension, inexactitude, visualization, randomness, and complexity. This sets the stage for further coursework in CSE areas |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 434 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0898716918 (paperback : alk. paper) 9780898716917 (paperback : alk. paper) |