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NUMERICAL METHODS
Numerical Methods deals with the study of direct and interactive numerical
methods in engineering, determination of error bounds in calculations,
computation of series expansions, roots of algebraic and transcendental
equations, numerical differentiation and integration, solution to simultaneous
linear and non-linear equations, function approximation and interpolation,
differential equations, optimization, and their applications.
3 units lecture, 1 unit lab
3 hours lecture, 3 hour lab
Advanced Engineering Mathematics,
Computer Fundamentals and Programming
Upon completion of the course, the student must be able to:
1. Estimate error bounds in numerical calculations
2. Evaluate series expansions
3. Solve differential equations
4. Perform interpolation of functions
5. Find the roots of equations
6. Solve simultaneous linear and nonlinear equations
7. Prepare algorithms, write computer programs, use computer software
and implement these to the solution of engineering problems
8. Prove theorems using logic
1. Algorithms and their complexity
2. The growth of functions
3. Analysis of errors in numerical calculations, 1c4; 2c1
4. Evaluation of series expansion of functions
5. Roots of algebraic and transcendental equations, 1c5,6; 2c4
6. Simultaneous linear equations, 1c8,9,11,12; 2c2
7. Simultaneous nonlinear equations, 1c12, 2c2
8. Function approximation and interpolation, 1c13,14,15
9. Numerical Differentiation and Integration, 1c17, 18; 2c5
10. Ordinary Differential Equations, 1c20,21,22; 2c6
11. Partial Differential Equations
12. Optimization, 1c7;
Computer programming and exercises using available software such as
Matlab,
Mathematica, Mathcad, or equivalent.
(1) Applied Numerical Methods with Matlab for Engineers and Scientists, 2nd
Ed
Steven C. Chapra
(2) Fundamental of Numerical Computing
L.F. Shampine, R.C. Allen Jr., S. Pruess
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