Fortran 90 For Engineers

This brief introductory text teaches students how to write programs in Fortran 90. It covers programming basics, and uses a five-step method for solving engineering problems.

This text is suitable for a freshman level Introduction to Programming course in Engineering. It is particularly appropriate for a course in which students will be introduced to a number of different programming languages (i.e. Fortran, C++, Java)

Solving Problems with Fortran 90

Arithmetic Computations and Simple Programs

Control Constructs

Engineering and Scientific Data Files

Array Processing

External Procedures

Additional Data Types

An Introduction to Pointers

Appendix A: Fortran 90 Intrinsic Functions

Solutions to Try It! Exercises

Answers to Selected Problems

Delores Maria Etter was United States Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology from 1998 to 2001 and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for research, science, and technology from 2005 to 2007.