Fortran 95 Handbook (Scientific and Engineering Computation) [Paperback]

Jeanne C. Adams (Author), Walter S. Brainerd (Author), Jeanne T. Martin (Author), Brian T. Smith (Author), Jerrold L. Wagener (Author)

Book Description

Series: Scientific and Engineering Computation | Publication Date: September 25, 1997

The Fortran 95 Handbook, a comprehensive reference work for the Fortran programmer and implementor, contains a complete description of the Fortran 95 programming language. The chapters follow the same sequence of topics as the Fortran 95 standard, but contain a more thorough and informal explanation of the language's features and many more examples. Appendices describe all the intrinsic features, the deprecated features, and the complete syntax of the language. The Handbook also includs a feature not found in the standard: a cross reference of all the syntax terms, giving the rule that defines each term and all the rules that reference it. Major new features added in Fortran 95 are the 'FORALL' statement and construct, pure and elemental procedures, and structure and pointer default initialization.

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About the Author

Jeanne C. Adams is a computer scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Walter S. Brainerd is the President of Unicomp, Inc. Jeanne T. Martin is a computer scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Brian T. Smith is Professor of Computer Science and Associate Director of the High Performance Computing Education and Research Center at the University of New Mexico. Jerrold L. Wagener is Chair of ASC-X3J3 (Accredited Standards Committee-Programming Language Fortran) and Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oklahoma.

Product Details

• Paperback: 723 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press (September 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262510960
• ISBN-13: 978-0262510967
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,887,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #69 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Fortran

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Complete language reference, but not for rookies, August 10, 2001

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Steven Bosscher "stevenb" (Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fortran 95 Handbook (Scientific and Engineering Computation) (Paperback)

This book covers the complete FORTRAN 95 language definition. The author apparentely intended it as clarifification of the ISO/J3 standard. And that's just what it is. This book even reproduces the complete official F95 grammar in one of its appendices. It has a more-than-complete index, which helps you find what you're looking for most of the time. Don't expect examples in this book; there aren't any.

If you're new to programming and you wish to learn FORTRAN, don't buy this book. You cannot learn the language from it, unless you already have a lot of programming experience in F77 or other languages. If you want to know all the capabilities and limitations of F95, or if you're going to write an F95 compiler, this book has got to be the number one book on your wishlist.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful, but needed information hard to find, September 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fortran 95 Handbook (Scientific and Engineering Computation) (Paperback)

I am an experienced user of Fortran 77, who is returning to Fortran after several years absence. I qualified as language lawyer for Fortran 77 and could quote chapter and verse of the standard.

The new syntax for Fortran 90/95 is fairly straightforward. I need to no how the new elements of the language inter-relate. For example, when assumed shape arrays are used in a subroutine, an interface definition is required. I tried reading this book before attempting this and could not find the requirement. Even after learning this experimentally and from another book, I still can't locate the requirement in this book. I have had similar experiences with other syntactical inter-relationships.

This book contains a lot of information on Fortran 90/95, but I can't recommend it either as a tutorial or as an advanced reference. Unfortunately, there are no other good alternatives in print and this may be the best of the bunch.

6 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thorough reference to Fortran 95., December 31, 1998

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This review is from: Fortran 95 Handbook (Scientific and Engineering Computation) (Paperback)

This is not a textbook, but it is an important reference for the Fortran 95 programmer. It covers the features inherited from Fortran 77 as well as the new features in Fortran 90 and 95.