Acta Numerica 2007 Volume 16 [Paperback]

A high-impact factor, prestigious, annual publication containing invited surveys by subject leaders: essential reading for all practitioners and researchers.Acta Numerica is a high-impact factor, prestigious annual publication containing invited surveys by leading researchers in numerical mathematics and scientific computing. The surveys present overviews of developments in their area and provide techniques and analyses. It is essential reading for practitioners and researchers. This volume was originally published in 2007.Acta Numerica is a high-impact factor, prestigious annual publication containing invited surveys by leading researchers in numerical mathematics and scientific computing. The surveys present overviews of developments in their area and provide techniques and analyses. It is essential reading for practitioners and researchers. This volume was originally published in 2007.Acta Numerica is a high-impact factor, prestigious annual publication containing invited surveys by leading researchers in numerical mathematics and scientific computing. The surveys present overviews of developments in their area and provide techniques and analyses. It is essential reading for practitioners and researchers. This volume was originally published in 2007.1. Numerical weather prediction M. Cullen; 2. Molecular dynamics B. Leimkuhler; 3. Hyperbolic conservation laws K.W. Morton and T. Sonar; 4. Gibbs phenomenon and its avoidance in computing PDEs E. Tadmor; 5. Computational special functions N. Temme; 6. R functions in geometric approximation V. Shapiro.Review of the hardback: '&Acta Numerica is an invaluable reference to recent developments in Applied Mathematics.' Mathematics Today