Numerical Linear Algebra - An Introduction

This self-contained introduction to numerical linear algebra provides a comprehensive, yet concise, overview of the subject.

List of contents

Part I. Preliminaries: 1. Introduction; 2. Error, stability and conditioning; Part II. Basic Methods: 3. Direct methods for solving linear systems; 4. Iterative methods for solving linear systems; 5. Calculation of eigenvalues; Part III. Advanced Methods: 6. Methods for large sparse systems; 7. Methods for large dense systems; 8. Preconditioning; 9. Compressed sensing; References; Index.

About the author

Holger Wendland holds the Chair of Applied and Numerical Analysis at the Universität Bayreuth, Germany. He works in the area of Numerical Analysis and is the author of two books, Scattered Data Approximation (Cambridge, 2005) and Numerische Mathematik (2004, with Robert Schaback).

Summary

This self-contained introduction to numerical linear algebra provides a comprehensive, yet concise, overview of the subject. This book will be of particular use to applied mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists, and to all those interested in efficiently solving linear problems.

Product details

• Authors: Holger Wendland, Holger (Universitat Bayreuth Wendland, Wendland Holger
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781107147133
• ISBN: 978-1-107-14713-3
• No. of pages: 418
• Series: Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics; Cambridge Texts in Applied Mat; Cambridge Texts in Applied Mat; Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Arithmetic, algebra; Algebra, COMPUTERS / General, Numerical analysis, Maths for engineers, Information technology: general topics