Numerical Methods Fundamentals

This text gives students and practitioners a broad introduction to applied numerical methods. It opens with numerical computation, then moves through solving algebraic and transcendental equations, finite differences, and interpolation. Later sections cover curve fitting, correlation and regression, and numerical differentiation and integration.

The remaining chapters address matrices and systems of linear equations, followed by numerical approaches to ordinary and partial differential equations.

The author takes a problem-solving approach, supported by many worked examples, illustrative figures, and exercises at the end of each chapter. The coverage stays at an elementary level, so it works as a foundation for more advanced study.