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MATH348 - Numerical Methods

Description

Error analysis (round off and truncation errors), roots of equations (bisection, Newton, secant), systems of linear equations (Gauss elimination and LU factorization), function approximation (interpolation, least squares, orthogonal polynomials), numerical differentiation, numerical integration (Newton-Cotes, Gauss), numerical solution of ordinary differential equations (Euler, Taylor, Runge-Kutta, Adams), and a selection of additional topics, such as numerical optimization, finite difference methods for linear partial differential equations, iterative methods for linear systems.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Note(s)

  • Credit will be granted for only one of MATH 348, CSC 340, CSC 349A.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of:
      • MATH110 - Matrix Algebra for Engineers (1.5)
      • MATH211 - Matrix Algebra I (1.5)
    • Complete 1 of:
      • MATH248 - Computer Assisted Mathematics and Physics (1.5)
      • PHYS248 - Computer Assisted Mathematics and Physics (1.5)
      • CSC115 - Fundamentals of Programming II (1.5)
      • STAT123 - Data Science (1.5)
      • CSC116 - Fundamentals of Programming with Engineering Applications II (1.5)
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Complete all of:
        • MATH200 - Calculus III (1.5)
        • MATH201 - Introduction to Differential Equations (1.5)
      • Complete all of:
      • Complete all of:
        • MATH202 - Intermediate Calculus for CSC and EOS (1.5)

Course offered by

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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