Finite Difference Computing with Exponential Decay Models

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-80573-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 110, 200 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 4148 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering

This text provides a very simple, initial introduction to the complete scientific computing pipeline: models, discretization, algorithms, programming, verification, and visualization. The pedagogical strategy is to use one case study – an ordinary differential equation describing exponential decay processes – to illustrate fundamental concepts in mathematics and computer science. The book is easy to read and only requires a command of one-variable calculus and some very basic knowledge about computer programming. Contrary to similar texts on numerical methods and programming, this text has a much stronger focus on implementation and teaches testing and software engineering in particular. 

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Langtangen, Hans Petter

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mathematik für Informatiker
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Software Engineering

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Algorithms and implementations.- Analysis.- Generalizations.- Models.- Scientific Software Engineering.- References.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Hans Petter Langtangen is a professor of computer science at the University of Oslo. He has formerly been a professor of mechanics and is now the director of a Norwegian Center of Excellence: "Center for Biomedical Computing", at Simula Research Laboratory. Langtangen has published over 100 scientific publications and written several books, including papers and a bestseller TCSE 6 "A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python", now in its 4th edition. He has also developed open source and commercial software systems for computational sciences.