Numerical Recipes in C : The Art of Scientific Computing

Review
"...an instant `classic,' a book that should be purchased and read by anyone who uses numerical methods..." American Journal of Physics

"No matter what language you program in, these packages are classics, both as a textbook or reference. They are an essential and valuable addition to the academic, professional, or personal library." Internet

"The new book exceeds, if possible, the excellence of its predecessor: it is about 50 percent longer and has been thoroughly updated...The bibliographical material has been considerably extended and updated...For new users, it is sufficient to say that practically every aspect of numerical analysis is covered...This monumental and classic work is beautifully produced and of literary as well as mathematical quality. It is an essential component of any serious scientific or engineering library." A. D. Booth, Computing Reviews

"If you already have the first edition, will you want or need the second? The answer is a definitive yes...a book that should be on your desk (not your shelf) if you have any interest in the analysis of data or the formulation of models." Lyle W. Konigsberg, Human Biology

"...the second [edition] expands the scope of coverage and continues the standard of excellence achieved in the first. If you were to have only a single book on numerical methods, this is the one I would recommend." Edmund Miller, IEEE Computational Science & Engineering

"...remarkably complete...it contains many more routines than many commercial mathematics packages..." Byte

"The authors are to be congratulated for providing the scientific community with a valuable resource." The Scientist

FROM OUR EDITORS

Fatbrain Review A considerable (50%) expansion of what has come to be the handbook of first resort in scientific computation. A few new chapters were added, and, mainly, many more topics/techniques are now concisely discussed. A great addition to any reference collection, even if you already have the first edition. The text comes in both C and Fortran editions. Cambridge also makes available the following companion products, which our customers have found extremely valuable in their own right: Example books---- tutorial guides to using the routines within your own programs Program disks---- all 300+ routines from the text itself, plus sample programs from the example books. For the basic book, example books, and disks, be sure to specify whether Fortran or C editions are preferred; for the disks, be sure to specify IBM (3.5" or 5.25") or Macintosh formats.

ANNOTATION

Note: This edition only includes the diskette.

A considerable (50%) expansion of what has come to be the handbook of first resort in scientific computation. A few new chapters were added, and, mainly, many more topics/techniques are now concisely discussed. A great addition to any reference collection, even if you already have the first edition. The text comes in both C and Fortran editions. Cambridge also makes available the following companion products, which our customers have found extremely valuable in their own right: Example books---- tutorial guides to using the routines within your own programs Program disks---- all 300+ routines from the text itself, plus sample programs from the example books. For the basic book, example books, and disks, be sure to specify whether Fortran or C editions are preferred; for the disks, be sure to specify IBM (3.5" or 5.25") or Macintosh formats.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This is the greatly revised and expanded Second Edition of the hugely popular Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing. The product of a unique collaboration among four leading scientists in academic research and industry Numerical Recipes is a complete text and reference book on scientific computing. In a self-contained manner it proceeds from mathematical and theoretical considerations to actual practical computer routines. With over 100 new routines bringing the total to well over 300, plus upgraded versions of the original routines, the new edition remains the most practical, comprehensive handbook of scientific computing available today. Highlights of the new material include: A new chapter on integral equations and inverse methods Multigrid and other methods for solving partial differential equations Improved random number routines Wavelet transforms The statistical bootstrap method A new chapter on less-numerical algorithms including compression coding and arbitrary precision arithmetic. The book retains the informal easy-to-read style that made the first edition so popular, while introducing some more advanced topics. It is an ideal reference for scientists and engineers and indispensable to anyone who works in scientific computing. The Second Edition is available in the increasingly popular C language and in FORTRAN, the traditional language for numerical calculations. The C version takes advantage of many unique features of the C language including dynamic memory allocation, modularization, pointer reference to matrices, structured programming, and much more.

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