This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the most important features of Fortran 2008. Features: presents a complete discussion of all the basic features needed to write complete Fortran programs; makes extensive use of examples and case studies to illustrate the practical use of features of Fortran 08, and supplies simple problems for the reader; provides a detailed exploration of control constructs, modules, procedures, arrays, character strings, data structures and derived types, pointer variables, and object-oriented programming; includes coverage of such major new features in Fortran 08 as coarrays, submodules, parameterized derived types, and derived-type input and output; highlights the topic of modules as the framework for organizing data and procedures for a Fortran program; investigates the excellent input/output facilities available in Fortran; contains appendices listing the many intrinsic procedures and providing a brief informal syntax specification for thelanguage.

About the Author
Dr. Walter S. Brainerd is the owner of The Fortran Company and an author of the Springer references Guide to Fortran 2003 Programming, The Fortran 2003 Handbook and Programmer's Guide to Fortran 90.

Reviews

"This book, which could be used either as a textbook or a reference, covers the main aspects of Fortran 2008. ... The book is clearly written and has many examples, as well as longer case studies. ... it could be a useful reference for both students and professionals who use Fortran." (D. Bollman, Computing Reviews, December, 2015)

Book Information
ISBN 9781447168898
Author Walter S. Brainerd
Format Paperback
Page Count 408
Imprint Springer London Ltd
Publisher Springer London Ltd