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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Van Loan, Charles F. (Author), Fan, K.-Y. Daisy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics , c2010
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. From formula to program
  • 2. Limits and error
  • 3. Approximation with fractions
  • 4. The discrete versus the continuous
  • 5. Abstraction
  • 6. Randomness
  • 7. The second dimension
  • 8. Reordering
  • 9. Search
  • 10. Points, polygons and circles
  • 11. Text file processing
  • 12. The matrix : part II
  • 13. Acoustic file processing
  • 14. Divide and conquer
  • 15. Optimization