Finite Difference Computing with Exponential Decay Models [electronic resource] / by Hans Petter Langtangen.
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- 9783319294391
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IT Carlow ebook
Preface -- Algorithms and implementations -- Analysis -- Generalizations -- Models -- Scientific Software Engineering -- References -- Index. .
Open Access
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. .