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Quality of Numerical Software

Assessment and enhancement

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Ronald F. Boisvert

    1. National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

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Part of the book series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT)

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Problem of Numerical Software Quality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Is numerical software relevant? Is it too late to worry about quality?

      • James C. T. Pool
      Pages 3-11

    3. The T-experiments: errors in scientific software

      • L. Hatton
      Pages 12-31

    4. If software quality is a perception, how do we measure it?

      • W. M. Gentleman
      Pages 32-43

    5. Improving quality through user-centered design

      • Cherri M. Pancake
      Pages 44-60

    6. A functional approach to software reliability modeling

      • J. C. Munson
      Pages 61-76

    7. Quality of service and scientific workflows

      • Mladen A. Vouk, Munindar P. Singh
      Pages 77-89

    8. Improving the quality of software quality determination processes

      • Leon J. Osterweil
      Pages 90-105

  3. Testing and Evaluation Methodology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. Testing linear algebra software

      • Nicholas J. Higham
      Pages 109-124

    3. Matrix Market: a web resource for test matrix collections

      • Ronald F. Boisvert, Roldan Pozo, Karin Remington, Richard F. Barrett, Jack J. Dongarra
      Pages 125-137

    4. A methodology for testing classes of approximation and optimization software

      • Bernard Butler, Maurice Cox, Alistair Forbes, Simon Hannaby, Peter Harris
      Pages 138-151

    5. Evaluation of minimization software based on performance profile techniques

      • J. N. Lyness
      Pages 152-154

    6. Testing functions of one and two arguments

      • W. Van Snyder
      Pages 155-166

    7. A proposed software test service for special functions

      • Daniel W. Lozier
      Pages 167-178

    8. The evaluation of numerical software for delay differential equations

      • W. H. Enright, H. Hayashi
      Pages 179-193

  4. The Effect of New Environments on Numerical Software Quality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Designing and building a new numerical library in Fortran 90

      • Jeremy Du Croz
      Pages 197-209

    3. Two approaches to exception handling in Fortran

      • J. K. Reid
      Pages 210-223
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About this book

Numerical software is central to our computerized society. It is used to control aeroplanes and bridges, operate manufacturing lines, control power plants and refineries, and analyse financial markets. Such software must be accurate, reliable, robust, efficient, easy to use, maintainable and adaptable. Quality assessment and control of numerical software is still not well understood. Although measurement is a key element, it remains difficult to assess many components of software quality and to evaluate the trade-offs between them. Fortunately, as numerical software is built upon a long established foundation of mathematical and computational knowledge, there is great potential for dramatic breakthroughs. This volume will address enabling techniques and tools such as benchmarks, testing methodologies, quality standards, metrics, and accuracy control mechanisms, and their application to software for differential equations, linear algebra, data analysis, as well as the evaluation of integrals, derivatives and elementary and special functions.

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  • National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

    Ronald F. Boisvert

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