C Programming for Scientists and Engineers with Applications: .

by Rama Reddy, Carol Ziegler

C is a favored and widely used programming language, particularly within the fields of science and engineering. C Programming for Scientists and Engineers with Applications guides readers through the fundamental, as well as the advanced concepts, of the C programming language as it applies to solving engineering and scientific problems. Ideal for readers with no prior programming experience, this text provides numerous sample problems and their solutions in the areas of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, physics, chemistry, and more. It begins with a chapter focused on the basic terminology relating to hardware, software, problem definition and solution. From there readers are quickly brought into the key elements of C and will be writing their own code upon completion of Chapter 2. Concepts are then gradually built upon using a strong, structured approach with syntax and semantics presented in an easy-to-understand sentence format. Readers will find C Programming for Scientists and Engineers with Applications to be an engaging, user-friendly introduction to this popular language.

838 pages, Paperback

First published August 17, 2009

Reviews

[Wes Stahler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pros:
- Covers the basic constructs
- At 800 pages, can be used as a substantial bludgeoning device.

Cons:
- $170+ as an eBook!
- $213+ for paperback
- If you are going to use Pi to 13 places (and it is highly unlikely you would ever need to), make sure you get it right to at least 10 digits (pg. 79).

As an intro to C, this book would suffice (though there are better). The "for Scientists and Engineers" part of the book was underwhelming. Some of the examples lacked imagination (i.e. used car sales for multi-dimensional arrays!).