Scientists and engineers often use algorithms without fully knowing what's happening inside them. This blind faith can lead to inefficient solutions and sometimes flat-out wrong ones. This book breaks open the algorithmic black boxes to help you understand how they work and why they can break down. Ideal for first-year graduate students, this book works to build both the intuitive understanding of underlying mathematical theory and useful skills for research. Examples worked out in detail provide a practical guide for using numerical methods in linear algebra, numerical analysis, and partial differential equations.
