1 Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods, and Problem Solving
2 MATLAB Fundamentals
3 Programming with MATLAB
4 Roundoff and Truncation Errors
5 Roots: Bracketing Methods
6 Roots: Open Methods
7 Optimization
8 Linear Algebraic Equations and Matrices
9 Gauss Elimination
10 LU Factorization
11 Matrix Inverse and Condition
12 Iterative Methods
13 Eigenvalues
14 Linear Regression
15 General Linear Least-Squares and Nonlinear Regression
16 Fourier Analysis
17 Polynomial Interpolation
18 Splines and Piecewise Interpolation
19 Numerical Integration Formulas
20 Numerical Integration of Functions
21 Numerical Differentiation
22 Initial-Value Problems
23 Adaptive Methods and Stiff Systems
24 Boundary-Value Problems
Steven Chapra [Àú]
Steven C. Chapra (Medford, MA) is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University.
Steven Chapra was an environmental engineer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Tufts School of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and his B.S. and M.E. from Manhattan College. He has worked for the U.S. EPA, NOAA, Texas A&M University, and the University of Colorado. His teaching philosophy is based on respect for students, organization and professionalism, knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject, fairness in evaluation, and rapport and listening. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and was a member of the inaugural group of Fellows for the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP).