Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering

Langtangen, Hans Petter

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. 

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2018-05-30

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783319805733

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29439-1

Dimensions: 254cm x178cm

Pages: 200