By Ian D Chivers and Jane Sleightholme
As most teachers know their ideas of how to approach a subject gradually change with time, for a variety of reasons. This edition reflects changes in four main areas
As most teachers know their ideas of how to approach a subject gradually change with time, for a variety of reasons. This edition reflects changes in four main areas
- a complete rewrite of the problem solving chapter;
- a new chapter on programming languages with an extensive bibliography; firstly as background material for the inquisitive reader; secondly to show the way Fortran has evolved and is still evolving by the incorporation of modern language constructs. This is becoming increasingly necessary given the current state of the proposed Fortran 8x standard;
- an alternate introduction to arrays more appropriate to a wider range of students.
- a complete revamp of Appendix E, to provide a complete list of functions in Fortran 77 with descriptions and examples.
Minor changes have been made throughout the book, reflecting the feedback we have had from the students over the years, at a number of colleges. There are of course several corrections, and we are thankful to the many students who have pointed them out with great relish! We expect the same enthusiasm from students in pointing out the mistakes in this edition.
