Numerical Recipes Example Book C (The Art of Scientific Computing) (Paperback)

by William T. Vetterling (Author), William H. Press (Author), Saul A. Teukolsky (Author), Brian P. Flannery (Author) "Procedure flmoon calculates the phases of a moon, or more exactly, the Julian day and fraction thereof on which a given phase will occur or..." (more)
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"...makes it clear how to incorporate the subroutines into your own application programs" Byte

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These example books published as part of the Numerical Recipes, Second Edition series are source programs that demonstrate all of the Numerical Recipes subroutines. Each example program contains comments and is prefaced by a short description of how it functions. The books consist of all the material from the original edition as well as new material from the Second Edition. They will be valuable for readers who wish to incorporate procedures and subroutines into their own source programs. They are available in both Fortran and C.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (November 27, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521437202
• ISBN-13: 978-0521437202
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #514,112 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy companion for Numerical Recipes in C, March 8, 2007

By	calvinnme "Texan refugee" (Fredericksburg, Va) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

If you need to see programming examples on how to use the numerical algorithms that have been transformed into C code in Press' classic Numerical Recipes in C, then this is a very handy little book. Every chapter in this book has a one-to-one correspondence with the chapters in Numerical Recipes. The code is clear and well-commented. However, there is one draw-back. The code in this book is written in the same annoying Fortran style as Press' other book. Press codes like a Fortran programmer who just won't give up the ship and do things like start his arrays at zero instead of one. However, assuming you have waded through Numerical Recipes prior to this, understanding his programming style is one of the skills you should have already mastered. Just remember there is nothing complex going on in this book. You are just being shown examples on how to use the subroutines in the other book. If you took the trouble to go through Numerical Recipes in the first place, it is likely you already know how you intend to use the subroutines it contains.

14 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another half for "Numerical Recipes in C", March 8, 1997

By A Customer

If you just see Numerical Recipes ,you will annoy the exact usage of codes. It is the practical book for the usage of codes in "Numerical Recipes". For real world, this is more helpful than "Numerical Recipes"