C++ for Scientists, Engineers and Mathematicians

By D.M. Capper

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387198474
• ISBN13: 9780387198477
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 502 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 7.8" x 1.8"

Customer Reviews

A Pleasure for Numerical Applications!

This book is fantastic for learning C++ using numerical-analytic examples. It is not exactly an easy introduction to the C++ language, which is admittedly vast and profound. Especially someone with little or no programming background would be rather disappointed with it. I recommend coming to it after doing a first course in C++ itself using something like Deitel & Deitel (C++ How to Program) or Ivor Horton's Beginning C++. Once that preparation is in place, this book will not only provide a very useful revision of the basics (first learnt elsewhere), but also prove exceedingly successful in teaching numerical applications. C++ is so vast that it is impossible to digest many of its aspects from a single source only. Therefore, the "introductory" tone of the author is incredibly useful (for a second pass, I must stress). Somewhat equal weight is given to both the procedural and object-oriented aspects of the language with coverage of legacy C concepts such as function pointers as well as state of the art OO concepts like encapsulation, inheritance, overloading. Moreover, there are dedicated chapters to such quintessentially C++ issues as namespaces, exception handling and STL. Last but not least, the treatment is fully ANSI/ISO compliant, so the code should run on most modern compilers. A broad menu of numerical examples are illustrated ranging from simple arithmetic to root-finding, interpolation and matrix-algebra based computations. Most exercises are do-able and quite illuminating.

Excellent book

I have the second edition of this book, and have found it to be the best book of its type on the market (and I have bought several...). Though it may not suit undergraduates being exposed to C++ for the very first time, for research scientists and engineers actually wishing to use C++ in practice it provides an excellent grounding, and reasonably comprehensive coverage of all parts of the language. Also, unlike some books with similar titles it doesn't just present C type code with a chapter on classes (objects) tacked on as an afterthought. If I have a slight criticism, it is that perhaps there should be some in-depth examples of scientific/engineering problems programmed in an object-oriented way (i.e. as in Barton & Nackman's useful but now rather dated C++ textbook).

Excellent Introduction To C++ For Engineers

I am an engineer switching over from fortran to C++. In the process I have tried several books with similar titles "C++ for Engineers & Scientists...." The author of this book, D.M Capper has done an outstanding job in introducing/explaining the aspects of C++ an engineer or scientist would be interested in. His examples are quite instructive. I highly recommend this book to students or professionals in engineering who are interested in migrating to C++ from fortran. I wish the book was hard bound (the paper back fell apart in no time!). Secondly, I urge the author to consider publishing a newer edition covering some of the more recent features of C++ including STL.

Outstanding. Highly recommended.

This is not only the best introductory C++ book for scientists and engineers, but it is one of the best C++ books in general that I have seen. The author is very clear and lucid. He always clarifies subtle points in C++ with examples. There are also plenty of exercises to test your knowledge. No previous programming experience is needed to read this book.

Excellent for beginners and more experienced programers

I found this book to be an excellent introduction to C++ for use in scientific computing, and it remains the best I've seen. With it I was able to use my existing programing experience in Fortran to write useful C++ very rapidly, although it should prove to be an excellent text for people with no previous programming experience. Definitely good value for money!