Computer oriented numerical methods : a programming approach / R. S. Salaria

Contents

chapter 1. Introduction and overview
-introduction
-some observations about numerical solutions
-numerical analysis using computer, etc

chapter 2. Data representation and computer Arithmetic
-introduction
-concept of approximate numbers
-concept of significant digits, etc

chapter 3. Numerical solution of Non-linear equations
-introduction
-types of non-linear equations
-method of finding solution of Non-linear equations, etc

chapter 4. Matrices and determinants
-introduction
-matrices
-special kind of matrices, etc

chapter 5. Numerical solution of system of linear equations
-introduction
-solution of non-homogeneous system of linear equations
-direct methods, etc

chapter 6. Interpolation
-introduction
-lagrangian interpolation
-finite differences, etc

chapter 7. Curve fitting and method of least squares
-introduction
-method of least squares
-fitting a straight line, etc

chapter 8. Numerical differentiation
-introduction
-differentiating a graphical function
-differentiating a tabulated function, etc

chapter 9. Numerical integration
-introduction
-newton-cotes integration formulae
-adaptive integration, etc

chapter 10. Numerical solution of Ordinary equations
-introduction
-solving a differential equation
-basic terminology of differential equation, etc

Includes index : p. 482-484