Fortran 95 Handbook (Scientific and Engineering Computation)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 723 pages
• Published by: The MIT Press September 25, 1997
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0262510960
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0262510967
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.9 x 1.5 inches
• Weighs: 3.1 pounds

Product Description
The Fortran 95 Handbook, a comprehensive reference work for the Fortran programmer and implementor, contains a complete description of the Fortran 95 programming language. The chapters follow the same sequence of topics as the Fortran 95 standard, but contain a more thorough and informal explanation of the language's features and many more examples. Appendices describe all the intrinsic features, the deprecated features, and the complete syntax of the language. The Handbook also includs a feature not found in the standard: a cross reference of all the syntax terms, giving the rule that defines each term and all the rules that reference it. Major new features added in Fortran 95 are the 'FORALL' statement and construct, pure and elemental procedures, and structure and pointer default initialization.

Card Catalog Description
The Fortran 95 Handbook, a comprehensive reference work for the Fortran Programmer and Implementor, contains a complete description of the Fortran 95 programming language. The chapters follow the same sequence of topics as the Fortran 95 standard, but contain a more thorough and informal explanation of the language's features and many more examples. Appendices describe all the intrinsic features, the deprecated features, and the complete syntax of the language. In addition to an very thorough topical index, there is an index of examples. Major new features added in Fortran 95 are the FORALL statement and construct, pure and elemental procedures, and structure and pointer default initialization.

Reader Reviews
This book covers the complete FORTRAN 95 language definition. The author apparentely intended it as clarifification of the ISO/J3 standard. And that's just what it is. This book even reproduces the complete official F95 grammar in one of its appendices. It has a more-than-complete index, which helps you find what you're looking for most of the time. Don't expect examples in this book; there aren't any. If you're new to programming and you wish to learn FORTRAN, don't buy this book. You cannot learn the language from it, unless you already have a lot of programming experience in F77 or other languages. If you want to know all the capabilities and limitations of F95, or if you're going to write an F95 compiler, this book has got to be the number one book on your wishlist. Comment | | (Report this)