Introduction to scientific programming and simulation using R. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Owen Jones, Robert Maillardet, and Andrew Robinson.
• Other Names: Jones, Owen (Owen Dafydd); Maillardet, Robert; Robinson, Andrew (Andrew P.); CRC Press.
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; PART I: Programming; CHAPTER 1: Setting up; CHAPTER 2: R as a calculating environment; CHAPTER 3: Basic programming; CHAPTER 4: I/O: Input and Output; CHAPTER 5: Programming with functions; CHAPTER 6: Sophisticated data structures; CHAPTER 7: Better graphics; CHAPTER 8: Pointers to further programming techniques; PART II: Numerical techniques; CHAPTER 9: Numerical accuracy and program e ciency; CHAPTER 10: Root-finding; CHAPTER 11: Numerical integration; CHAPTER 12: Optimisation; PART III: Probability and statistics; CHAPTER 13: Probability. CHAPTER 14: Random variablesCHAPTER 15: Discrete random variables; CHAPTER 16: Continuous random variables; CHAPTER 17: Parameter Estimation; PART IV: Simulation; CHAPTER 18: Simulation; CHAPTER 19: Monte-Carlo integration; CHAPTER 20: Variance reduction; CHAPTER 21: Case studies; CHAPTER 22: Student projects; Glossary of R commands; Programs and functions developed in the text; Index.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 453 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 502.85 J784; R (Computer program language); Science -- Data processing; Science -- Computer simulation; Stochastic processes -- Mathematical models; Numerical analysis -- Data processing; Computer programming; R (Computer program language); Science -- Computer simulation; Science -- Data processing; Stochastic processes -- Mathematical models; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420068740; 1420068741; 9781420068726; 1420068725
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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