Numerical Analysis Via Derive

This book shows how to use Derive to implement numerical methods for solving a wide range of problems. It may be used as a primary textbook for an introductory undergraduate course in numerical analysis. It maybe used as the main text for a one or two semester college freshman+ level course. Most of the sections of the book are nearly self-contained. This will allow great flexibility in the order that the topics may be covered. The text is intended to permit the exploration of many different numerical algorithms with only a minimum of technical effort. For convenience, a disk is included with a number of the functions that are defined. This book was originally written for Derive for DOS. Although the software has continued to be updated, Derive users may still find the information in this book valuable if they are studying numerical analysis. The diskette included with the book is compatible with both Derive for DOS and Derive for Windows.