An introduction to numerical methods and analysis (Q2847893)

The content of the textbook covers a wide range of classical numerical methods and the book contains also some advanced methods. The book gives a very good introduction into the ideas of numerical algorithms and their analysis. In the first chapter some tools of calculus are summarized which are necessary for the investigation of the numerical algorithms. Measures of errors are introduced and some aspects of computer arithmetic are discussed. In Chapter 2, some model problems are presented which show the reader main ideas of the approximation of problems and ways for getting error estimates. In the following Chapters 3--10, the numerical solution of various problems is discussed, e.g. solving nonlinear equations, interpolation of functions, least-squares problems, numerical integration, solving ordinary differential equations, solving systems of algebraic equations, eigenvalue problems, solving boundary value problems, and spectral methods. All chapters contain many examples for illustrating the presented algorithms. For showing the convergence behaviour of some methods numerical experiments are presented. Additionally, source codes for the implementation of many algorithms are given. Each section contains many exercises. The book is well suited for all who wants to learn the concepts of numerical mathematics and is also a good source of ideas for all who wants to apply numerical algorithms for solving practical problems.NEWLINENEWLINE For the first edition see [(2003; Zbl 0980.65002)].