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Mathematical Aspects of Scientific Software

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  1. J. R. Rice

    1. Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

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Part of the book series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications (IMA, volume 14)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  3. The Mapping Problem in Parallel Computation

    • Francine Berman
    Pages 41-57

  5. Geometry in Design: The Bezier Method

    • Gerald Farin
    Pages 89-99

  6. Algebraic Curves

    • Christoph M. Hoffmann
    Pages 101-122

  7. Performance of Scientific Software

    • E. N. Houstis, J. R. Rice, C. C. Christara, E. A. Vavalis
    Pages 123-155

  8. Scratchpad II: An Abstract Datatype System for Mathematical Computation

    • Richard D. Jenks, Robert S. Sutor, Stephen M. Watt
    Pages 157-182
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About this book

Since scientific software is the fuel that drives today's computers to solve a vast range of problems, huge efforts are being put into the development of new software, systems and algorithms for scientific problem solving. This book explores how scientific software impacts the structure of mathematics, how it creates new subfields, and how new classes of mathematical problems arise. The focus is on five topics where the impact is currently being felt and where important new challenges exist, namely: the new subfield of parallel and geometric computations, the emergence of symbolic computation systems into "general" use, the potential emergence of new, high-level mathematical systems, and the crucial question of how to measure the performance of mathematical problem solving tools.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

    J. R. Rice

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mathematical Aspects of Scientific Software

  • Editors: J. R. Rice

  • Series Title: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7074-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-7076-5Published: 06 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-7074-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0940-6573

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-3224

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 208

  • Topics: Mathematical Logic and Foundations

  • Industry Sectors: IT & Software

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