Author : Hans Petter Langtangen
Release : 2016-06-10
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 393/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Finite Difference Computing with Exponential Decay Models by : Hans Petter Langtangen
Download or read book Finite Difference Computing with Exponential Decay Models written by Hans Petter Langtangen. This book was released on 2016-06-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a very simple, initial introduction to the complete scientific computing pipeline: models, discretization, algorithms, programming, verification, and visualization. The pedagogical strategy is to use one case study – an ordinary differential equation describing exponential decay processes – to illustrate fundamental concepts in mathematics and computer science. The book is easy to read and only requires a command of one-variable calculus and some very basic knowledge about computer programming. Contrary to similar texts on numerical methods and programming, this text has a much stronger focus on implementation and teaches testing and software engineering in particular.