Theoretical Numerical Analysis: an - Softcover

Concise text introduces numerical analysis as a practical, problem-solving discipline, focusing on fundamentals of functional analysis and approximation theory, the major results of theoretical numerical analysis; and specific topics that illustrate the power and usefulness of theoretical analysis. Ideal for use in a one-year graduate course, the text also offers engineers and scientists a simple introduction to major ideas of modern numerical analysis. A knowledge of advanced calculus is assumed.