Table of Contents

Part 1 Modeling, Computers, and Error Analysis
1 Mathematical Modeling and Engineering Problem Solving
2 Programming and Software
3 Approximations and Round-Off Errors
4 Truncation Errors and the Taylor Series
Part 2 Roots of Equations
5 Bracketing Methods
6 Open Methods
7 Roots of Polynomials
8 Case Studies: Roots of Equations
Part 3 Linear Algebraic Equations
9 Gauss Elimination
10 LU Decomposition and Matrix Inversion
11 Special Matrices and Gauss-Seidel
12 Case Studies: Linear Algebraic Equations
Part 4 Optimization
13 One-Dimensional Unconstrained Optimization
14 Multidimensional Unconstrained Optimization
15 Constrained Optimization
16 Case Studies: Optimization
Part 5 Curve Fitting
17 Least-Squares Regression
18 Interpolation
19 Fourier Approximation
20 Case Studies: Curve Fitting
Part 6 Numerical Differentiation and Integration
21 Newton-Cotes Integration Formulas
22 Integration of Equations
23 Numerical Differentiation
24 Case Studies: Numerical Integration and Differentiation
Part 7 Ordinary Differential Equations
25 Runge-Kutta Methods
26 Stiffness and Multistep Methods
27 Boundary-Value and Eigenvalue Problems
28 Case Studies: Ordinary Differential Equations
Part 8 Partial Differential Equations
29 Finite Difference: Elliptic Equations
30 Finite Difference: Parabolic Equations
31 Finite-Element Method
32 Case Studies: Partial Differential Equations
Appendix A The Fourier Series
Appendix B Getting Started with Matlab
Bibliography
Index