Fortran 95/2003 for Scientists And Engineers | 
| Author: Stephen Chapman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 78786
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 1008
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0073191574
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN: 9780073191577
ASIN: 0073191574
Publication Date: April 6, 2007
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Product Description
Chapman's Fortran for Scientists and Engineers is intended for both first year engineering students and practicing engineers. This text is the most current alternative for Fortran. It simultaneously teaches the Fortran 95/2003 programming language, structured programming techniques, and good programming practice. Among its strengths are its concise, clear explanations of Fortran syntax and programming procedures, the inclusion of a wealth of examples and exercises to help students grasp difficult concepts, and its explanations about how to understand code written for older versions of Fortran..
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 very nice book, but the contents may be trimmed September 22, 2008
Crni (Montenegro)
This is a very nice book for someone learning the basics of Fortran (or even the basics of Fortran *and* the basics of programming, although nowadays I doubt there are many people having to learn Fortran as their first programming language). The pace of book is slow, with number of examples and useful programming advices scattered along the way, which makes it perfect for use in introductory courses, as well as for self-study for someone learning programming. For more experienced programmers, however, mentioned pace will be too slow; especially distracting is the use of both flow diagrams, and pseudo-code (often even in several, gradually more detailed, variations), for the solution clarification, before actual Fortran code presented. However, seems like there is no middle ground here - some of the other good Fortran books, like Fortran 95/2003 Explained (Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation) read like language manual, without much examples; thus Chapman book still well deserves recommendation for anyone that is learning Fortran for the first time; for an experienced Fortran programmer looking for reference text, it's probably better to search elsewhere.
 A Nice Book! February 12, 2008
Z. Khan (Karachi, PK)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Well, I liked this book very much and therefore I want to write a short opinion/review on it (although I am short on time here and have never written an opinion on amazon before!). To put it concisely, this is a 'must have' book for any Fortran programmer. If you are shopping for a good Fortran book, this is what you are looking for! It takes you from the very first step and drops you off at a fairly high level around chapter 9. (And from where, I guess, instead of a book, you would like to consult your compiler's documentation!)
My background is in financial engineering, and I was looking for some specialized number-crunching language to write my code in (real-time models). A friend suggested Fortran, and after consulting some serious people in physics/engineering, I decided to settle on it. My problem was that there were only a handful of Fortran books here, and only that many reviews on them. So I picked this one along with METCALF/REID/COHEN's 'fortran 95/2003 explained'. And I must say that a lack of quantity was compensated for by an abundance of quality.
Chapman has also incorporated a lot of example code in this book, and that makes it worthwhile to cheat a bit before tackling a new chapter! He also stresses a lot on good programming practice, and his background makes us take his suggestions seriously. Those who work on mission-critical industrial strength code in financial industry know what I am talking about. So, if you are a newbie to Fortran, and want to learn it correctly the first time, you should consider this book. If you have a higher budget, consider METCALF et al. as an additional aid.
my 2 cents!
Great overall Fortran book August 23, 2007
A. Black (Huntsville, AL)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is a good reference for programmers to have on hand and also a good book to read cover to cover to get a full understanding of fortran and its latest capabilities.
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