An introduction to scientific computing : twelve computational projects solved with MATLAB

Numerical Approximation of Model Partial Differential Equations.- Nonlinear Differential Equations: Application to Chemical Kinetics.- Polynomial Approximation.- Solving an Advection-Diffusion Equation by a Finite Element Method.- Solving a Differential Equation by a Spectral Method.- Signal Processing: Multiresolution Analysis.- Elasticity: Elastic Deformation of a Thin Plate.- Domain Decomposition Using a Schwarz Method.- Geometrical Design: Bezier Curves and Surfaces.- Gas Dynamics: The Riemann Problem and Discontinuous Solutions: Application to the Shock Tube Problem.- Thermal Engineering: Optimization of an Industrial Furnace.- Fluid Dynamics: Solving the Two-Dimensional Navier-Stokes Equations.