Real Computing Made Real: Preventing Errors in Scientific and Engineering Calculations (Dover Books on Computer Science) - Softcover

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Acton, Forman S

 
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Engineers and scientists who want to avoid errors in their computer-assisted calculations will welcome this concise guide. In addition to its practical advice on detecting and removing the bugs that plague finite-precision calculations, it also outlines techniques for preserving significant figures, avoiding extraneous solutions, and finding efficient iterative processes for solving nonlinear equations. 1996 edition.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1996
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