Focusing on grid computing and asynchronism, this book explores the theoretical and practical aspects of parallel numerical algorithms, and illustrates how to apply these algorithms to solve linear and nonlinear numerical problems in parallel environments, including local, distant, homogeneous, and heterogeneous clusters. Each chapter contains a theoretical discussion, an algorithmic section that fully details implementation examples and specific algorithms, and an evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of the algorithms. Chapter exercises and an appendix of mathematical results are also included. The book is written to be accessible to non-specialists as well as researchers. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)