Birth Of Numerical Analysis, The

Ronald Cools

ISBN 10: 981283625X / ISBN 13: 9789812836250

Published by World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, SG, 2009

About this Item

The 1947 paper by John von Neumann and Herman Goldstine, "Numerical Inverting of Matrices of High Order" (Bulletin of the AMS, Nov. 1947), is considered as the birth certificate of numerical analysis. Since its publication, the evolution of this domain has been enormous. This book is a unique collection of contributions by researchers who have lived through this evolution, testifying about their personal experiences and sketching the evolution of their respective subdomains since the early years.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Birth Of Numerical Analysis, The
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, SG
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 981283625X
• ISBN 13: 9789812836250
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The 1947 paper by John von Neumann and Herman Goldstine, ""Numerical Inverting of Matrices of High Order"" (Bulletin of the AMS, Nov. 1947), is considered as the birth certificate of numerical analysis. Since its publication, the evolution of this domain has been enormous. This book is a unique collection of contributions by researchers who have lived through this evolution, testifying about their personal experiences and sketching the evolution of their respective subdomains since the early years.

Review

In summary, this is an interesting and varied collection. --Mathematical Reviews