Scientific Computation

by Gaston Gonnet and Ralf Scholl

Book Overview

Using real-life applications, this graduate-level textbook introduces different mathematical methods of scientific computation to solve minimization problems using examples ranging from locating an aircraft, finding the best time to replace a computer, analyzing developments on the stock market, and constructing phylogenetic trees. The textbook focuses on several methods, including nonlinear least squares with confidence analysis, singular value decomposition,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521849896
• ISBN13: 9780521849890
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 9.8"