Scientific Software Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Software Developments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-3

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   2. Scientific software in Ada

      • G. T. Symm

      Pages 5-24

   3. Linear algebra support modules for approximation and other software

      • M. G. Cox

      Pages 25-46

   4. Packages for solving almost block diagonal linear systems arising in spline collocation at Gaussian points with monomial basis functions

      • F. Majaess, P. Keast, G. Fairweather

      Pages 47-58

   5. Developments in the NAG library software for parabolic equations

      • M. Berzins

      Pages 59-72

   6. Recent developments in mathematical software at IMSL

      • P. W. Smith

      Pages 73-82

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

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.

• Fortran
• algorithms
• computer graphics
• development
• scientific computing
• software
• software development

• 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

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