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Scientific Software Systems

Based on the proceedings of the International Symposium on Scientific Software and Systems, held at Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, July 1988

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. J. C. Mason

    1. Applied and Computational Mathematics Group, Royal Military College of Science, Wiltshire, UK

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  2. M. G. Cox

    1. Division of Information Technology and Computing, National Physical Laboratory, Middlesex, UK

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Table of contents (17 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  3. Processing Techniques: parallel processing, neural networks and computer arithmetic

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-87
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    2. Scientific library software for highly parallel computers

      • L. M. Delves
      Pages 89-101

    3. Fortran 8X features and the exploitation of parallelism

      • J. K. Reid
      Pages 102-111

    4. An introduction to neural networks

      • A. J. Mansfield
      Pages 112-122

    5. Algorithms for the elementary functions in level-index arithmetic

      • P. R. Turner
      Pages 123-134

  4. Symbolic and Exact Computation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-139
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    2. Symbolic algebra systems in teaching and research

      • A. D. Fitt
      Pages 141-152

    3. Recent developments in automatic differentiation

      • P. H. Davis, J. D. Pryce, B. R. Stephens
      Pages 153-165

    4. An efficient algofithm for the generation of homogeneous harmonic polynomials

      • W. Freeden, R. Reuter
      Pages 166-180

  5. Software Enhancements: computer graphics and expert systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-185
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    2. Computer graphics for scientific computing

      • K. W. Brodlie
      Pages 187-201

    3. What do we mean by expert systems?

      • R. M. J. Iles, I. Reid, J. C. Mason
      Pages 202-209

    4. Expert systems for numerical software

      • C. W. Cryer
      Pages 210-222
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About this book

The main aim of this book is to present a broader view of scientific software than has been common in the past. The provision of scientific software is no longer a matter of just writing 'good computer programs', but rather it is concerned with the development of an integrated software system wI-,ich offers the user facilities which approach all that he needs in terms of speed, accuracy and convenience. This means that due account must, for example, be taken of the high-speed computing capabilities of parallel processors, the exact computing features of symbolic mathematical systems, the presentational potentialities of computer graphics, and the advisory aspects of knowledge-based and expert systems. When suites of numerical software programs or routines are supported by such ranges of facilities, then they can be justly described as 'scientific software systems', and that is why we have adopted such a title here. The assembly of this book was a direct consequence of the running of a one-day international symposium, with the same broad aim of advocating a 'systems approach', under the title 'Scientific Software and Systems'. This Symposium was held at the Royal Military College of Science (RMCS) in Shrivenham on July 11, 1988 and was attended by 85 people. A very busy but most enjoyable day included invited talks, poster presentations and demonstrations of software products, not to mention various social activi­ ties.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Applied and Computational Mathematics Group, Royal Military College of Science, Wiltshire, UK

    J. C. Mason

  • Division of Information Technology and Computing, National Physical Laboratory, Middlesex, UK

    M. G. Cox

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Scientific Software Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Based on the proceedings of the International Symposium on Scientific Software and Systems, held at Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, July 1988

  • Editors: J. C. Mason, M. G. Cox

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0841-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Chapman and Hall 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6865-9Published: 02 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-0841-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 266

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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