Elements of Scientific Computing

by Bjørn Frederik Nielsen, Xing Cai, Aslak Tveito, et al.

Book Overview

Science used to be experiments and theory, now it is experiments, theory and computations. The computational approach to understanding nature and technology is currently flowering in many fields such as physics, geophysics, astrophysics, chemistry, biology, and most engineering disciplines. This book is a gentle introduction to such computational methods where the techniques are explained through examples. It is our goal to teach principles and ideas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642265197
• ISBN13: 9783642265198
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"