Introduction to FORTRAN 90 for Engineers and Scientists [Paperback]

Larry R. Nyhoff (Author), Sanford Leestma (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0135052157 | ISBN-13: 978-0135052150 | Publication Date: September 23, 1996 | Edition: 1

This Fortran 90 module, part pf PH Modular Series for Introductory Engineering, is by the authors of the best-selling FORTRAN 77 book, Nyhoff and Leestma. The module, designed for a short course, will introduce the important concepts of Fortran 90. The authors will incorporate a strong pedagogical approach that features examples and exercises for engineers and scientists, programming pointers, and programming problems.

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Clear and precise, this introduction to FORTRAN 90 focuses specifically on the programming needs of engineers.

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This Fortran 90 module, part pf PH Modular Series for Introductory Engineering, is by the authors of the best-selling FORTRAN 77 book, Nyhoff and Leestma. The module, designed for a short course, will introduce the important concepts of Fortran 90. The authors will incorporate a strong pedagogical approach that features examples and exercises for engineers and scientists, programming pointers, and programming problems.

Product Details

• Paperback: 411 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (September 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0135052157
• ISBN-13: 978-0135052150
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #676,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #23 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Fortran

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what it advertises., January 3, 2000

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This review is from: Introduction to FORTRAN 90 for Engineers and Scientists (Paperback)

This book is quite appropriately named. It teaches the reader Fortran 90 in a clear, concise, and logical manner, exactly as an Engineer or Scientist would expect. This book goes a step beyond teaching Fortran by trying to teach the reader good programming style, common algorithms, and logic traps to avoid. Most all the examples relate in some way to problems commonly solved by Engineers and Scientists, thus showing how using the language can benifit and enhance the readers professional cababilities. However, this book does have its downfalls. A couple of the code examples have small errors in them, and certain topics are not covered as well as others. Overall, I believe this is an excellent book that does a great job of teaching the reader to program in Fortran 90.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I needed, July 22, 2005

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This review is from: Introduction to FORTRAN 90 for Engineers and Scientists (Paperback)

I needed a book to get up and running in my new job as a Fortran programmer. This was just the book to do that! My job is in the engineering field and the book not only covered code that pertained to engineering concepts, but it also covered the necessary code and syntax that I was likely to encounter in the custom-built program that I will be maintaining/enhancing. It was just the right amount of delivery without being too much--enough to get my skill set updated. I would buy it again. It was worth every penny.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Introduction -- But Nothing More, March 24, 2006

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Bob "bobsacamento" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to FORTRAN 90 for Engineers and Scientists (Paperback)

"Introduction to FORTRAN 90" will get you on the road to programming in FORTRAN 90 post haste. The foundations of the langauge are covered thoroughly and clearly with plenty of good examples.

But FORTRAN 90 is a big language and it is not well served in this rather limited volume. Much that is useful and important in FORTRAN 90 you will find no mention of here. If you are doing some serious real-world programming, you will outgrow this book in, I predict, less than three months.

Maybe this is a good buy if you know flat nothing about the language and want to start learning. But mind your budget, because if you continue FORTRAN90 programming you're going to need something better before long.