Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis (pdf) by S.S. Sastry is one of the most popular books for Numerical Methods, adopted as a course book in many colleges and universities. Suitable particularly for engineering undergraduate students, this book gives a clear overview of various common topics in numerical analysis with references to MATLAB, IMSL, and Numerical Recipes program libraries.
S. Shankar Sastry, the author of this book, is the dean of College of Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Professor of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His areas of research include Artificial Intelligence (AI), Security (SEC), Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO), and Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR).
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- Title: Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis
- Author: S.S. Sastry
- Edition: 4th
- Publisher: Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd
- Pages: 455
- Format: pdf
- Size: 10.5MB
The 4th edition of Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis is thoroughly revised and updated with references to MATLAB, IMSL, and Numerical Recipes program libraries. It explores all the fundamentals and the most common topics in numerical analysis that are required in various technological and scientific applications.
This book is helpful as a course book or even a self-study book for undergraduate students of all branches of engineering. It focuses primarily on teaching students numerical methods and in helping them build problem-solving skills regarding every aspect of numerical analysis.
The 4th edition consists of 10 chapters, and covers various topics in Numerical Analysis. The topics discussed in the book are:
- Errors in Numerical Calculations
- Solution of Algebraic and Transcendental Equations
- Interpolation
- Least Squares, B-splines and Fourier Transforms
- Numerical Differentiation and Integration
- Matrices and Linear Systems of Equations
- Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations
- Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations
- Numerical Solution of Integral equations
- The Finite Element Method
Each topic and chapter in the book is presented with modified illustrative examples and numerical problems. Additionally, the topics are well-illustrated with algorithms, flowcharts, and computational steps.
There are exercises and numerical problems at the end of each chapter. At the end of the book, answers to all chapter-end exercises are provided along with a comprehensive index.
In conclusion, Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis – 4th edition by S.S. Sastry would make a good course plus self-learning book for any engineering undergraduate student. With clear references to MATLAB, IMSL, and Numerical Recipes, students can easily build problem-solving skills on any topic, either by manual calculation or through programming approach.
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