Cambridge University PressEdition: Illustrated, 8/6/2015EAN 9781107112582, ISBN10: 1107112583Hardcover, 381 pages, 25.7 x 17.4 x 1.9 cmLanguage: EnglishOriginally published in EnglishActa Numerica is an annual publication containing invited survey papers by leading researchers in numerical mathematics and scientific computing. The papers present overviews of recent developments in their area and provide state-of-the-art techniques and analysis.1. Approximation of high-dimensional parametric PDEs Albert Cohen and Ronald DeVore2. Generalized barycentric coordinates and applications Michael S. Floater3. Solving PDEs with radial basis functions Bengt Fornberg and Natasha Flyer4. Multilevel Monte Carlo methods Michael B. Giles5. Preconditioning A. J. Wathen.