Numerical Methods for Engineers / Edition 6

by Steven Chapra, Raymond Canale, Raymond P. Canale

Overview

Instructors love Numerical Methods for Engineers because it makes teaching easy! Students love it because it is written for them—with clear explanations and examples throughout. The text features a broad array of applications that span all engineering disciplines.

The sixth edition retains the successful instructional techniques of earlier editions. Chapra and Canale's unique approach opens each part of the text with sections called Motivation, Mathematical Background, and Orientation. This prepares the student for upcoming problems in a motivating and engaging manner. Each part closes with an Epilogue containing Trade-Offs, Important Relationships and Formulas, and Advanced Methods and Additional References. Much more than a summary, the Epilogue deepens understanding of what has been learned and provides a peek into more advanced methods. Helpful separate Appendices. "Getting Started with MATLAB" abd "Getting Started with Mathcad" which make excellent references.

Numerous new or revised problems drawn from actual engineering practice, many of which are based on exciting new areas such as bioengineering. The expanded breadth of engineering disciplines covered is especially evident in the problems, which now cover such areas as biotechnology and biomedical engineering. Excellent new examples and case studies span asll areas of engineering disciplines; the students using this text will be able to apply their new skills to their chosen field.

Users will find use of software packages, specifically MATLAB®, Excel® with VBA and Mathcad®. This includes material on developing MATLAB® m-files and VBA macros.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780073401065
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date:	04/20/2009
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	960
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Steven C. Chapra (Medford, MA) is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University.

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