Vectors In The Void

Download or read book Vectors, Matrices and C++ Code written by Sergio Pissanetzky and published by . This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented here is an integrated approach - perhaps the first in its class - of the basics of vector and matrix Algebra at College level, with the object-oriented C++ code that implements the vector and matrix objects and brings them to life. Thinking in terms of objects is the natural way of thinking. The concept of object has existed in Science for centuries. More recently, objects were introduced in Computation, and object-oriented programming languages were created. Yet the concept of object is not routinely used when teaching Science, and the idea that objects can come alive in a computer has not yet been fully exploited.This book integrates basic vector and matrix Algebra with object-oriented concepts and the actual code implementing them. It is both a textbook and a software release, complete withsoftware documentation and the mathematical background that supports the code. The source code is included by download and readers can use it for their own programming. The reader will need a basic knowledge of Mathematical notation, Algebra and Trigonometry, but familiarity with C++ is not required because a course on C++ is also included. You should read this book if you are a developer who needs a background in vector or matrix algebra, a science student who needs tolearn C++, a scientist who needs to write advanced code but can't waste time developing the basics, or you just need ready-to-use C++ source code for your project.