OUTSTANDING FEATURES
• Elementary presentation of numerical methods using computers for solving a variety of problems for students who have only basic level knowledge of mathematics.
• Geometrical illustrations used to explain how numerical algorithms are evolved.
• Emphasis on implementation of numerical algorithm on computers.
• Detailed discussion of IEEE standard for representing floating point numbers.
• Algorithms derived and presented using a simple English based structured language.
• Truncation and rounding errors in numerical calculations explained.
• Each chapter starts with learning goals and all methods illustrated with numerical examples.
• Appendix gives pointers to open source libraries for numerical computation.
Prof. V. Rajaraman, Honorary Professor, Supercomputer Education & Research Centre, IISc. Bangalore, is the author of more than 14 books on our list.