Chebyshev and Fourier Spectral Methods : Second Revised Edition

Rating:
Summary: Prof. Boyd's book is a gift from the sky
Review: Prof. Boyd's book is god-sent,

I discovered it during a self-embarked journey in the blooming world of spectral methods. Unfortunately,
these very potent and promising techniques have only recently
escaped the confines of the field of Applied Mathematics where
they were first developed. Thus, most existing literature is too
mathematically oriented and rather opaque to the engineer and
applied scientist, as it does not offer them the basic
operational knowledge that they would require. This book is
one of the first to overcome this chasm. It provides
a survey of all the necessary fundamentals for the application
of spectral methods to various disciplines of computational
engineering but also delves deep into various advanced topics.
At the same time it provides one with sufficient ammunition
to explore, otherwise intimidating, more theoretically-oriented
texts. The text, reflecting the author's extensive knowledge
on the subject, has an unusually flowing writing style to it
and throughout it are interspersed some quite entertaining
snippets of the author's humor.

I recommend this book to all students of spectral methods, regardless
of level of expertise.