Object-Oriented Implementation of Numerical Methods

Numerical methods naturally lend themselves to an object-oriented approach.

Mathematics builds high- level ideas on top of previously described, simpler ones.

Once a property is demonstrated for a given concept, it can be applied to any new concept sharing the same premise as the original one, similar to the ideas of reuse and inheritance in object-oriented (OO) methodology.

Few books on numerical methods teach developers much about designing and building good code.

Good computing routines are problem-specific.

Insight and understanding are what is needed, rather than just recipes and black box routines.

Developers need the ability to construct new programs for different applications.

Object-Oriented Implementation of Numerical Methods reveals a complete OO design methodology in a clear and systematic way.

Each method is presented in a consistent format, beginning with a short explanation and following with a description of the general OO architecture for the algorithm.

Next, the code implementations are discussed and presented along with real-world examples that the author, an experienced software engineer, has used in a variety of commercial applications.