内容简介
Thistextisforengineeringstudentsandareferenceforpractisingengineers,especiallythosewhowishtoexplorePython.Thisneweditionfeatures18additionalexercisesandtheadditionofrationalfunctioninterpolation.Brent'smethodofrootfindingwasreplacedbyRidder'smethod,andtheFletcher-Reevesmethodofoptimizationwasdroppedinfavorofthedownhillsimplexmethod.Eachnumericalmethodisexplainedindetail,anditsshortcomingsarepointedout.Theexamplesthatfollowindividualtopicsfallintotwocategories:handcomputationsthatillustratetheinnerworkingsofthemethodandsmallprogramsthatshowhowthecomputercodeisutilizedinsolvingaproblem.Thissecondeditionalsoincludesmorerobustcomputercodewitheachmethod,whichisavailableonthebookWebsite.Thiscodeismadesimpleandeasytounderstandbyavoidingcomplexbookkeepingschemes,whilemaintainingtheessentialfeaturesofthemethod.
作者简介
JaanKiusalaasisaProfessorEmeritusintheDepartmentofEngineeringScienceandMechanicsatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.Hehastaughtcomputermethods,includingfiniteelementandboundaryelementmethods,formorethan30years.Heisalsotheco-authoroffourotherbooks-EngineeringMechanics:Statics,EngineeringMechanics:Dynamics,MechanicsofMaterials,andanalternateversionofthisworkwithMATLAB?code.