Computer Oriented Numerical And Statistical Methods

Computer Based Numerical & Statistical Techniques

Computer Oriented Numerical and Statistical Methods

This comprehensive text provides a thorough understanding of mathematical concepts and their applications with special emphasis on computational algorithms. The book gives a detailed discussion on all the relevant topics of both numerical and statistical methods, which are nowadays very important at computing level. It also includes the basic issues related to theory of estimation and testing of hypothesis, various sampling tests, and analysis of variance with plenty of illustrations. The topics covered in this book are supported by a large number of worked-out examples, C programs and algorithms to facilitate clear understanding of various theories discussed on numerical and statistical methods. The text is intended for the undergraduate students of computer engineering and postgraduate students of computer applications.

COMPUTER ORIENTED NUMERICAL METHODS

This book is a concise and lucid introduction to computer oriented numerical methods with well-chosen graphical illustrations that give an insight into the mechanism of various methods. The book develops computational algorithms for solving non-linear algebraic equation, sets of linear equations, curve-fitting, integration, differentiation, and solving ordinary differential equations. OUTSTANDING FEATURES • Elementary presentation of numerical methods using computers for solving a variety of problems for students who have only basic level knowledge of mathematics. • Geometrical illustrations used to explain how numerical algorithms are evolved. • Emphasis on implementation of numerical algorithm on computers. • Detailed discussion of IEEE standard for representing floating point numbers. • Algorithms derived and presented using a simple English based structured language. • Truncation and rounding errors in numerical calculations explained. • Each chapter starts with learning goals and all methods illustrated with numerical examples. • Appendix gives pointers to open source libraries for numerical computation.