Numerical Recipes in C++: The Art of Scientific Computing [Hardcover]

William H. Press (Author), Saul A. Teukolsky (Author), William T. Vetterling (Author), Brian P. Flannery (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521750334 | ISBN-13: 978-0521750332 | Publication Date: February 7, 2002 | Edition: 2

The product of a unique collaboration among four leading scientists in academic research and industry, Numerical Recipes is a comprehensive text and reference work on scientific computing. Thoroughly self-contained, it proceeds from mathematical and theoretical considerations to actual, practical computer routines. This new version incorporates completely new C++ versions of the more than 300 Numerical Recipes Second Edition routines widely recognized as the most accessible and practical basis for scientific computing, in addition to including the full mathematical and explanatory contents of Numerical Recipes in C. Key Features:

Includes linear algebra, interpolation, special functions, random numbers, nonlinear sets of equations, optimization, eigensystems, Fourier methods and wavelets, statistical tests, ODEs and PDEs, integral equations, and inverse theory.

A wealth of tricks and tips for scientific computing in C++

The routines, in ANSI/ISO C++ source code, can be used with almost any existing C++ vector/matrix class library, according to user preference

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"The book is beautifully produced, very clear, and easy to read. [one]...that every computer laboratory and every serious scientist should own." Computing Reviews

"...an instant 'classic', a book that should be purchased and read by anyone who uses numerical methods." American Journal of Physics

"This monumental and classic work is beautifully produced and of literary as well as mathematical quality. It is an essential component of any serious scientific or engineering library." Computing Reviews

"These books are a must for anyone doing scientific computing." Journal of the American Chemical Society

"...this book is a comprehensive text and reference work on scientific computing." Mechanical Engineering

"This encyclopedic book should be read (or at least owned) not only by those who must roll their own numerical methods, but by all who must use prepackaged programs." New Scientist

"Any technology company that doesn't have a few copies of this work and the accompanying diskettes is wasting the precious time of its best researchers." Forbes

"A product of a unique collaboration by leading scientists in academia and industry, this book is the second edition of a comprehensive text and reference work on scientific computing." Business Horizons

Book Description

Now, the acclaimed Second Edition of Numerical Recipes is available in the C++ object-oriented programming language. Including and updating the full mathematical and explanatory contents of Numerical Recipes in C, this new version incorporates completely new C++ versions of the more than 300 Numerical Recipes routines that are widely recognized as the most accessible and practical basis for scientific computing. The routines, in ANSI/ISO C++ source code, can be used with almost any existing C++ vector/matrix class library, according to user preference. The product of a unique collaboration among four leading scientists in academic research and industry, Numerical Recipes is a complete text and reference book on scientific computing. In a self-contained manner it proceeds from mathematical and theoretical considerations to actual practical computer routines. It remains the most practical, comprehensive handbook of scientific computing available today.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1002 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (February 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521750334
• ISBN-13: 978-0521750332
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #585,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars C++ Edition Is Not ++, March 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Numerical Recipes in C++: The Art of Scientific Computing (Hardcover)

Virtually all code (with the exception of a rudimentary vector/matrix class library -- which, by the way, now features zero-based arrays, by popular demand) in the book is procedural, not object oriented. Thus, the title of the new edition is misleading, since the "++" features of C++ are not utilized.

On the other hand, this is *the* classical recipe book for numerical techniques for a wide variety of applications, and is a "must-have" for anybody looking for a good reference for numerical algorithms.

Bottom line: this edition will be just as useful as any of the other editions (C, Fortran, Pascal, etc) to a C++ programmer. If you are looking for numerical methods using object oriented programming, the only decent books to date are those by Daoqi Yang, and Barton & Nackmann (although the latter is a bit dated).

69 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, March 3, 2003

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Alen Lovrencic (Varazdin, Croatia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Numerical Recipes in C++: The Art of Scientific Computing (Hardcover)

This book is nice, and contains all standard methods of numerical amalysis and linear algebra.

But!

There is book called "Numerical Recipes in C" that is basicly the same book, and it could be find at cornell university web pages for free

So, DON'T BUY THE BOOK - you can find practically the same book for free at the web!

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Utterly useless, March 21, 2002

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"ffaizon" (Allston, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Numerical Recipes in C++: The Art of Scientific Computing (Hardcover)

The code in this edition in so-called C++ is just a copy-and-paste of the C edition code. All the functions have just been made members of ONE "NR" CLASS. The code presented brings none of the improvements that C++ could have brought. This turns this book into an ABSOLUTE [bad deal] as THE C EDITION IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE ... Once again, this would only be useful for the explaination of the algorithms since the code in the C edition is a rather inefficient transcription of Fortran into C.