Nicholas J. Higham is Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester, England. He is the author of more than 80 publications and is a member of the editorial boards of Foundations of Computational Mathematics, the IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, Linear Algebra and Its Applications, and the SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications.

《數值算法的精確性與穩定性(第2版)(影印版)》內容簡介：accuracy and stability of numerical algorithms gives a thorough, up-to-date treatment of the behavior of numerical algorithms in finite precision arithmetic. it combines algorithmic derivations, perturbation theory, and rounding error analysis, all enlivened by historical perspective and informative quotations.

this second edition expands and updates the coverage of the first edition (1996) and includes numerous improvements to the original material. two new chapters treat symmetric indefinite systems and skew-symmetric systems, and nonlinear systems and newton's method. twelve new sections include coverage of additional error bounds for gaussian elimination, rank revealing lu factorizations, weighted and constrained least squares problems, and the fused multiply-add operation found on some modern computer architectures. although not designed specifically as a textbook, this new edition is a suitable reference for an advanced course. it can also be used by instructors at all levels as a supplementary text from which to draw examples, historical perspective, statements of results, and exercises.