Introduction to Programming with Fortran: with coverage of Fortran 90, 95, 2003 and 77 | 
| Authors: Ian Chivers, Jane Sleightholme
Publisher: Springer
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 184530
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 592
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1846280532
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.262
EAN: 9781846280535
ASIN: 1846280532
Publication Date: December 31, 2008 (New: This Week)
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Product Description
An Introduction to Programming with Fortran is a comprehensive introduction to Fortran, and is essential to the complete beginner who wants to learn the fundamentals of programming using a modern, powerful and expressive language; as well as those wanting to update their programming skills by making the move from earlier versions of Fortran. It contains lots of clear and simple examples highlighting the key language features of the most recent versions of Fortran – Fortran 2003, 95 and 90. The authors also provide examples based on ISO TR 15580 and ISO TR 15581 as these are quite widely supported as well and cover the ISO TR on Enhanced Modules, which is of particular importance to large code suites. The examples used throughout the book highlight common problems that occur when programming, and give a solution in Fortran, producing a very effective, hands-on approach. Details of a variety of internet-based sources are also included, which will prove invaluable to those seeking further information and support.
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 Hate it October 27, 2008
David S (Houstonopolis, Texas)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It seems to be well-liked by those who like it, but I really don't like it. I'm not saying it's bad, but I think it's not the most appropriate book for me.
I'm a statistician who needs to write programs in Fortran for Bayesian computations; I know enough about programming to be dangerous, but also enough to know that I'm not a programmer; I've written lots of lousy code in C and Java before swearing off them years ago; I'd rather program in Perl, S or bash.
It seems hard to find good examples (for instance, how do I write a function that returns an array?). The appendix listing intrinsic functions is frequently hard to understand and atrociously designed and formatted.
I expect if you read it cover-to-cover, you'd have a good understanding of, e.g., how exactly interfaces work, but it's hard to just jump in and find this information.
Not as advertised June 27, 2008
S. Daily
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book provides good coverage of Fortran 90 and 95 but the only Fortran 2003 discussion is four pages that list the features. Since I don't think listing the features constitutes "Coverage", I have given this book a low rating. I would have given it the lowest rating but the coverage of Fortran 90 and 95 is very helpful to me. I wish the authors had not misrepresented the content in the book's title.
 Excellent February 13, 2007
S. L. De (Toledo, Spain)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Definitively, an excellent book that I enthusiastically recommend. I've been programming in Fortran (mainly 77) some years ago, so I needed to recycle not only my knowledge about the language but also my way of focussing tasks susceptible of being programmed. This book fully fulfilled my expectations.
 Good introduction to FORTRAN October 7, 2006
I. Thorpe (SLC, UT USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book does not assume any prior knowledge and provides a good intro to Fortran programming (also provides a short intro to programming in general). Goes over the essential elements needed to get started with Fortran and provides many examples. In fact, most of the concepts are demonstrated using actual coding examples. One drawback is that the index in this book is not extensive, so it does not serve quite as well as a reference. However, it still does a decent job in this department. After reading through this book I felt well-prepared to begin programming in Fortran. A nice complement to getting this book is to download one of the freely available Fortran documentation manuals (e.g. from Intel) to serve as a reference guide.
slow moving field with lots of legacy code January 30, 2006
W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
No previous coding experience in Fortran is assumed by the authors. Actually, no previous programming in any language. Fortran is quite easy to learn, compared to others like C++ or Java or C#. The book explains the differences between the 4 major recent versions of Fortran. Though some of you might quibble as to why the book even talks about Fortran 77. That originated in 1977!
But the sheer mass of legacy code means that a lot still exists in F77. This market reality also has job implications. Some Fortran jobs will necessitate you being restricted to F77. Or F90. Hence the book's support for these. At least it does not talk about F66!
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