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Table of Contents:
1. Symmetric Linear Systems: 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Gaussian elimination; 1.3 Positive definite matrices; 1.4 Minimum principles; 1.5 Eigenvalues and dynamical systems; 1.6 A review of matrix theory; 2. Equilibrium Equations: 2.1 A framework for the applications; 2.2 Constraints and Lagrange multipliers; 2.3 Electrical networks; 2.4 Structures in equilibrium; 2.5 Least squares estimation and the Kalman filter; 3. Equilibrium in the Continuous Case: 3.1 One-dimensional problems; 3.2 Differential equations of equilibrium; 3.3 Laplace's equation and potential flow; 3.4 Vector calculus in three dimensions; 3.5 Equilibrium of fluids and solids; 3.6 Calculus of variations; 4. Analytical Methods: 4.1 Fourier series and orthogonal expansions; 4.2 Discrete Fourier series and convolution; 4.3 Fourier integrals; 4.4 Complex variables and conformal mapping; 4.5 Complex integration; 5. Numerical Methods: 5.1 Linear and nonlinear equations; 5.2 Orthogonalization and eigenvalue problems; 5.3 Semi-direct and iterative methods; 5.4 The finite element method; 5.5 The fast Fourier transform; 6. Initial-Value Problems: 6.1 Ordinary differential equations; 6.2 Stability and the phase plane and chaos; 6.3 The Laplace transform and the z-transform; 6.4 The heat equation vs. the wave equation; 6.5 Difference methods for initial-value problems; 6.6 Nonlinear conservation laws; 7. Network Flows and Combinatorics: 7.1 Spanning trees and shortest paths; 7.2 The marriage problem; 7.3 Matching algorithms; 7.4 Maximal flow in a network; 8. Optimization: 8.1 Introduction to linear programming; 8.2 The simplex method and Karmarkar's method; 8.3 Duality in linear programming; 8.4 Saddle points (minimax) and game theory; 8.5 Nonlinear optimization; Software for scientific computing; References and acknowledgements; Solutions to selected exercises; Index.

About the Author :
Gilbert Strang received his Ph.D. from UCLA and since then he has taught at MIT. He has been a Sloan Fellow and a Fairchild Scholar and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a Professor of Mathematics at MIT and an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College. Professor Strang has published eight textbooks. He received the von Neumann Medal of the US Association for Computational Mechanics, and the Henrici Prize for applied analysis. The first Su Buchin Prize from the International Congress of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the Haimo Prize from the Mathematical Association of America, were awarded for his contributions to teaching around the world.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780961408800
  • Publisher: Wellesley-Cambridge Press,U.S.
  • Publisher Imprint: Wellesley-Cambridge Press,U.S.
  • Height: 243 mm
  • No of Pages: 760
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 40 mm
  • Width: 169 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0961408804
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 1986
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 1230 gr


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