Numerical Analysis [Hardcover]

Timothy Sauerearned his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of California–Berkeley in 1982, and is currently a professor at George Mason University. He has published articles on a wide range of topics in applied mathematics, including dynamical systems, computational mathematics, and mathematical biology.

CHAPTER 0    Fundamentals

0.1 Evaluating a Polynomial

0.2 Binary Numbers

    0.2.2 Binary to decimal

0.3 Floating Point Representation of Real Numbers

    0.3.3 Addition of floating point numbers

0.4 Loss of Significance

0.5 Review of Calculus

CHAPTER 1    Solving Equations

1.1 The Bisection Method

    1.1.2 How accurate and how fast?

1.2 Fixed-Point Iteration