“The book is well-written and the typesetting is attractive. … Elementary Numerical Mathematics for Programmers and Engineers covers the standard topics well. Results are never simply stated and the main ideas are always fleshed out either through derivations or highly insightful examples. The authors also use clear and consistent notation throughout the book. I would particularly recommend this book to someone who is trying to learn numerical mathematics independently without the help of an instructor.” (Jason M. Graham, MAA Reviews, maa. org, February, 2017)
This book covers the basics of numerical methods, while avoiding the definition-theorem-proof style and instead focusing on numerical examples and simple pseudo-codes.
The book is divided into ten chapters. Starting with floating number calculations and continuing up to ordinary differential equations, including „Euler backwards“. The final chapter discusses practical error estimations. Exercises (including several in MATLAB) are provided at the end of each chapter. Suitable for readers with minimal mathematical knowledge, the book not only offers an elementary introduction to numerical mathematics for programmers and engineers but also provides supporting material for students and teachers of mathematics.
