Publisher's Synopsis
This text covers the fundamental topics currently being taught in most numerical courses for engineers. Building on clarity and practicality, the authors explain numerical methods within the context of basic mathematical concepts, using graphics where possible. Examples and problems reflect real-world situations and encompass a range of engineering disciplines. Accurate and thorough coverage of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, as well as the Gaussian quadrature, is featured. An IBM diskette offers the programs and subprogams of important numerical methods covered in the book.
