Introduction to C++ and Numerical Methods

James M Ortega

ISBN 10: 0195117670 / ISBN 13: 9780195117677

Published by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ACADEM Jul 1998, 1998

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Neuware - An Introduction to C++ and Numerical Methods is designed specifically for students in disciplines such as physics, chemistry, and engineering who are required to take some computational component. In addition to being an introduction to C++, this text also provides clear explanations of the basics of numerical methods. After a brief introduction to scientific computing, the basic constructs of C++ are introduced in their simplest forms, allowing students towrite fairly sophisticated and interesting programs. Subsequent chapters revisit these basic constructs to treat them in more detail. The text is unique for its coverage of numerical methods used in scientific and engineering computation. In addition there is a general discussion of some of the basic paradigms for writing good programs and detecting errors. The result is a brief yet comprehensive treatment of the subject.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to C++ and Numerical Methods
• Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ACADEM Jul 1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195117670
• ISBN 13: 9780195117677
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

An Introduction to C++ and Numerical Methods provides a brief yet comprehensive introduction to programming and numerical methods for students in engineering, chemistry, physics, and applied mathematics. It is suitable for second semester or second year students who have had at least a semester of calculus. This text offers students both an introduction to programming in C++ and clear explanations of the basics of numerical methods, including numerical integration and the solution of ordinary differential equations, nonlinear equations, and systems of linear equations. It is unique among textbooks at this level in its extensive coverage of numerical methods used in scientific and engineering computation. An Introduction to C++ and Numerical Methods is designed to help students move quickly into writing interesting and sophisticated programs. The text begins with an introduction to scientific computing and the basic constructs of C++, including variables and assignment, typing, if statements, for and while loops, functions, one-dimensional arrays, and the cout and cin objects. After students have gained some experience with programming using these constructs, the topics are later revisited in greater detail, leading up to the important topic of classes and object-oriented programming. Throughout the text Ortega and Grimshaw emphasize the basic paradigms for constructing good programs and detecting errors.

About the Author

James Ortega and Andrew Grimshaw are both in the Computer Science Department, University of Virginia.