Guide to Fortran 2003 Programming
Fortran, the premier language for scientific computing since its introduction in 1957, originally was designed to allow programmers to evaluate formulas—FORmula TRANslation—easily on large computers. However, now Fortran compilers are available on all siz
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Walter S. Brainerd
Guide to Fortran 2003 Programming
Walter S. Brainerd Fortran Company 6025 N. Wilmot Road Tucson AZ 85750 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-84882-542-0 e-ISBN 978-1-84882-543-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84882-543-7 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2009926289 Copyright © Walter S. Brainerd 2009. Published by Springer-Verlag London Ltd. 2009. All Rights Reserverd. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Cover design: KuenkelLopka GmbH Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Fortran has been the premier language for scientific computing since its introduction in 1957. Fortran originally was designed to allow programmers to evaluate formulas—FORmula TRANslation—easily on large computers. Fortran compilers are now available on all sizes of machines, from small desktop computers to huge multiprocessors. The Guide to Fortran 2003 Programming is an informal, tutorial introduction to the most important features of Fortran 2003 (also known as Fortran 03), the latest standard version of Fortran. Fortran has many modern features that will assist the programmer in writing efficient, portable, and maintainable programs that are useful for everything from “hard science” to text processing.
Target Audience This book is intended for anyone who wants to learn Fortran 03, including those familiar with programming language concepts but unfamiliar with Fortran. Experienced Fortran 95 programmers will be able to use this volume to assimilate quickly those features in Fortran 03 that are not in Fortran 95 (Fortran 03 contains all of the features of Fortran 95). This guide is not a complete reference work for the entire Fortran language; it covers the basic features needed to be a good Fortran programmer and an introduction to the important new features of Fortran 03. Many older error-prone features have been omitted and some of the more esoteric features that a
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