Table of Contents

List of figures; List of tables; List of conventions; Preface; 1. Principles of numerical calculations; 2. How to obtain and estimate accuracy; 3. Series, operators and continued fractions; 4. Interpolation and approximation; 5. Numerical integration; 6. Solving scalar nonlinear equations; Bibliography; Index; Online appendix A. Introduction to matrix computations; Online appendix B. A MATLAB multiple precision package; Online appendix C. Guide to literature.

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An introductory graduate course in numerical analysis and for researchers who use numerical methods in science and engineering.

About the Author

Germund Dahlquist (1925-2005) founded the Department of Numerical Analysis at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1962. He was a pioneer in the field of numerical analysis, whose fundamental work on the solution of differential equations has been recognised by the International Germund Dahlquist Prize, awarded biennially by SIAM since 1995. Ake Bjorck is a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Linkoping University in Sweden.

Reviews

'This work is a monumental undertaking and represents the most comprehensive textbook survey of numerical analysis to date. It will be an important reference in the field for many years to come.' Nicholas J. Higham, University of Manchester