Introduction to Scientific Computing: A Matrix-Vector Approach Using MATLAB (2nd Edition) (The Matlab Curriculum Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles F. Van Loan
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Edition: 2
Pages: 367
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0139491570
Dewey Decimal Number: 510.28553
EAN: 9780139491573
Publication Date: July 17, 1999
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For one-semester courses in Numerical Methods in computer science and engineering programs, and Numerical Analysis courses in mathematics programs. Unique in content and approach, this text covers all the topics that are usually covered in an introduction to scientific computing--but folds in graphics and matrix-vector manipulation in a way that gets students to appreciate the connection between continuous mathematics and computing.Matlab 5 is used throughout to encourage experimentation, and each chapter focuses on a different important theorem--allowing students to appreciate the rigorous side of scientific computing. In addition to standard topical coverage, each chapter includes 1) a sketch of a "hard" problem that involves ill-conditioning, high dimension, etc.; 2) at least one theorem with both a rigorous proof and a "proof by MATLAB" experiment to bolster intuition; 3) at least one recursive algorithm; and 4) at least one connection to a real-world application.The text is brief and clear enough for introductory numerical analysis students to "get their feet wet," yet comprehensive enough in its treatment of problems and applications for higher-level students to develop a deeper grasp of numerical tools.
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 A thought-provoking and exciting book. November 16, 1999
Prof. M H Burton (South Africa)
14 out of 23 found this review helpful
This book invites the reader to build exploratory environments with MATLAB in which various mathematical experiments can be performed. Very interesting examples are investigated and good exercises are presented. I was amazed to see negative reviews and poor ratings. Yes, there are a few typos and little errors. But these should not stumble a serious student. A person who follows the book, builds the environments, experiments with the programs and the mathematics will learn a great deal.
A comprehensive guide towards computational linear algebra March 11, 2000
Jonathan Wolfson (Ithaca, NY)
7 out of 20 found this review helpful
Professor Van Loan provides a comprehensive text in the computational aspects of linear algebra, and his choice to include an explanation of computational methods with vectors and matrices within the context of Matlab offers students a clearer insight into how computetrs deal with linear algebra. A careful reader will be enlightened by algorithms which greatly increase computational efficiency. However, the book has its share of typos which can confuse people trying to understand the various Matlab scripts. I found that the chapter dealing with splines was extremely hard to understand without supplemental information. I would have like to seen more consistency as far as complexity analyses; while some algorithms provided clear runtime analyses, others did not. Also, some scripts could have been accompanied by a clearer explanation; it is often not intuitive how the writer got from the algorithm to actual code. All in all, by discussing computational methods in matrix-vector and matrix-matrix operations and linear system solving, this book both advances and enhances the reader's linear algebra knowledge and also provides instruction on how computers perform most optimally and efficiently. A must-read for any serious undergraduate student of computational science, but perhaps not for those without a firm grasp on college mathematics.
 What I think of This Book October 10, 2000
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
boolean HaveATestTomorrow, DoIUnderstandWhatLoanIsTryingToSay;
HaveATestTomorrow = true;
int timeTillTestinSeconds = 600;
while(HaveATestTomorrow)
{
DoIUnderstandWhatLoanIsTryingToSay = false;
timeTillTestinSeconds--;
}
// sigh
not an introduction to scientific computing October 21, 1999
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book could only have been written for mathematicians already well familiar with the subject. It is difficult to follow and gives next to no explanation of the code examples (which are often wrong). If you haven't already studied numerical analysis and MATLAB, this book will not help you. Worst of all, it costs a lot for a slim paperback.
Did anyone actually edit this book? February 11, 2002
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I find it appalling that in a college level textbook there would be spelling errors, problems that just don't make sense (i.e. a problem referring to making four plots but failing to say what they should be of), and untested matlab scripts. This book looks like it was written on a whim and doesn't really cover matlab, it just presents mathematical problems that should be solvable in matlab, but without providing any examples or information in the text to help.
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