Classical FORTRAN: Programming for Engineering and Scientific Applications

✍ Scribed by Michael Kupferschmid

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 755
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Classical FORTRAN is a college text, self-study guide, and reference about computer programming for numerical calculations. The book features a conversational, classroom-proven style that is easy to read and contains numerous case studies and examples. The author provides practical advice on program design, documentation, and coding style and unusually detailed coverage of floating-point arithmetic. He thoroughly discusses performance measurement and optimization and introduces parallel processing using MPI, FORTRAN-90, High Performance FORTRAN, and vector processing. The author also gives expert advice on dealing with troublesome legacy codes.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
Introduction
Hello, World!
Expressions and Assignment Statements
Conditionals and Branching
Scalar Data Types
Arrays and DO Loops
Subprograms
Adjustable Dimensions and EXTERNAL
COMMON
Input and Output
Character Variables
Memory Management Techniques
Design, Documentation, and Coding Style
Archaic, Unusual, and Dangerous Usages
UNIX’ Issues
Measuring and Maximizing Serial Execution Speed
Vector and Parallel Processing
FORTRAN-90 and HPF
Some Utility Routines
Bibliography
Index