This version of the first edition of Numerical Recipes contains the original 200 routines translated into Pascal along with the tutorial text. In a single volume, Numerical Recipes in Pascal provides lucid, easy-to-read discussions of the most important practical numerical techniques for science and engineering. The programs contained in this book are also available as machine-readable code on the Numerical Recipes Code CD-ROM with Windows/Macintosh Single Screen License.
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"This book is indispensable to anyone who wishes to employ numerical techniques quickly and confidently without becoming an expert in applied mathematics." Journal of Nuclear Medicine
"Anyone who is numerate will read it with profit; anyone who is literate will read it with satisfaction; and anyone who has a sense of humor will read it with real enjoyment." Observatory
"Truly impressive is the insight the authors offer throughout into various aspects of the numerical methods presented." Physics Today
"There is no way that this review can even begin to convey the truly immense amount of material that is in this book." Technometrics
"Splendid text and reference on the art of scientific programming. As a sourcebook of important algorithms and their background information, proceeds effortlessly from the math and theory to the over 200 practical Pascal routines." Computer Book Review
"It really still remains a gold mine for those who need ready solutions to computing problems...You might well ask, 'do we really need another version whose text is unchanged but where the algorithms are presented in Pascal rather than in FORTRAN?' The answer is 'yes' if you, like me, are a Pascal programmer." Geological Magazine
"...a 'toolbox' for people in the sciences and engineering who frequently work with numbers." American Scientist
"I would recommend this text, or any of the series, to scientific programmers." Physics in Canada
"The book's virtues are that it lists important topics from numerical analysis that may be of interest to scientists and engineers. It gives a summary of the philosophy behind each of the methods discussed and a bibliography so that one can find out more." Computing Reviews
"This is a phenomenal effort. Virtually anyone involved in scientific computing, from engineers, to physicists, to social scientists, will find information and methods applicable to their specific needs, or helpful subroutines that can be inserted into the reader's existing programs....No matter what language you program in, these packages are classics, both as a textbook or reference. They are an essential and valuable addition to the academic, professional, or personal library." Internet
"Anyone who is numerate will read it with profit; anyone who is literate will read it with satisfaction; and anyone who has a sense of humor will read it with real enjoyment." Observatory
"Truly impressive is the insight the authors offer throughout into various aspects of the numerical methods presented." Physics Today
"There is no way that this review can even begin to convey the truly immense amount of material that is in this book." Technometrics
"Splendid text and reference on the art of scientific programming. As a sourcebook of important algorithms and their background information, proceeds effortlessly from the math and theory to the over 200 practical Pascal routines." Computer Book Review
"It really still remains a gold mine for those who need ready solutions to computing problems...You might well ask, 'do we really need another version whose text is unchanged but where the algorithms are presented in Pascal rather than in FORTRAN?' The answer is 'yes' if you, like me, are a Pascal programmer." Geological Magazine
"...a 'toolbox' for people in the sciences and engineering who frequently work with numbers." American Scientist
"I would recommend this text, or any of the series, to scientific programmers." Physics in Canada
"The book's virtues are that it lists important topics from numerical analysis that may be of interest to scientists and engineers. It gives a summary of the philosophy behind each of the methods discussed and a bibliography so that one can find out more." Computing Reviews
"This is a phenomenal effort. Virtually anyone involved in scientific computing, from engineers, to physicists, to social scientists, will find information and methods applicable to their specific needs, or helpful subroutines that can be inserted into the reader's existing programs....No matter what language you program in, these packages are classics, both as a textbook or reference. They are an essential and valuable addition to the academic, professional, or personal library." Internet
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Collections of algorithms still needed,
This review is from: Numerical Recipes in Pascal (First Edition): The Art of Scientific Computing (Hardcover)
In my work, I routinely write statistical programs which require algorithnms such as are contained in books like this. I own this book and the 1st and 2nd editions of Numerical Recipes in C. I had hoped that a 2nd edition for Pascal would be available. If publishers pay attention to the previous reviewer, I fear it will not be forthcoming. While I can not attest to the value of most of the algorithms contained in this book, those which I needed worked very well indeed and the surrounding discussions were enlightening and often witty. For those of us who need to write stand-alone programs for the great unwashed, piecing together routines from standard packages which require a knowledge of the package (and presumeably of what you are doing) is not an option. In those situations, a book such as this is indispensible.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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routines and more routines,
By Carlos Eduardo Foltran (Campinas, SP Brazil) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Numerical Recipes in Pascal (First Edition): The Art of Scientific Computing (Hardcover)
If you ever had to program a complicated numerical algorithm, such as SVD decomposition, Bessel functions, eigensystems or Fourier transform, you will know how useful this book is. All those problems, and many others, are presented, the theory is explained and the full code of a routine, which solves it, is given. This version brings the codes in Pascal, but there are versions for FORTRAN, C++ and Basic. If you need any routine, you just have to "cut and paste" it from the book into your program.
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Among the very best!,
By Dr. Bill "Professor, spiritualist, mammal" (Charlottesville, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Numerical Recipes in Pascal (First Edition): The Art of Scientific Computing (Hardcover)
Numerical Recipes (and N.R. in Pascal) is among my most-used reference books. This is not merely a book to help programmers shortcut through horrific number-crunching code. It is also a well-written text on the theory and practice of numerical methods. I can't imagine doing my job without it!
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- A First Course in Numerical Analysis: Second Edition (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Anthony Ralston on 17 pages
- Numerical Methods (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Germund Dahlquist on 15 pages
- Computer Methods for Mathematical Computations (Prentice-Hall series in automatic computation) by George Elmer Forsythe on 13 pages
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