TY - BOOK AU - Atkinson,Kendall E. TI - Elementary Numerical Analysis SN - 047150999X AV - QA297 .A83 1993 PY - 1993/// CY - New York, Chichester PB - Wiley KW - Numerical analysis N1 - 1st ed. published in 1985; Includes bibliography and index; Taylor Polynomials. Computer Representation of Numbers. Error. Rootfinding. Interpolation. Approximation of Functions. Numerical Integration and Differentiation. Solution of Systems of Linear Equations. The Numerical Solution of Differential Equations. Appendices. Answers to Selected Problems. References. Index N2 - This text provides a working understanding of basic topics as well as the underlying themes of numerical analysis. Emphasis is placed on giving students experience in the implementation of numerical methods using a computer, including an appreciation of computer arithmetic and its effects. The second edition includes coverage of fixed point iteration for root finding problems, iteration methods for linear systems and iteration methods for nonlinear systems ER -