About the Book: This comprehensive textbook covers material for one semester course on Numerical Methods (MA 1251) for B.E./ B.Tech. students of Anna University. The emphasis in the book is on the presentation of fundamentals and theoretical concepts in an intelligible and easy to understand manner. The book is written as a textbook rather than as a problem/guide book. The textbook offers a logical presentation of both the theory and techniques for problem solving to motivate the students in the study and application of Numerical Methods. Examples and Problems in Exercises are used to explain