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Course Title

Introduction to Scientific Computing II

Course Code

IAM 562

Credit

(3-0)3

Prerequisites

Consent of the instructor

Content

Coursework and computer lab with MATLAB.

Aims

The objective of this course is to provide students mathematical foundations of numerical methods to analyze their stability, accuracy and computational complexity and demonstrate their performance by examples.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students should be able to tackle problems of real phenomena in science, engineering and finance using scientific computing tools.

Suggested Textbooks

  • M.T. Heat, “Scientific Computing”, McGraw Hill, 2002, Q183.9.H4
  • A.Quarterioni, R. Sacco, F. Saleri, “Numerical Mathematics”,Springer, 2000, QA297.Q83
  • G.W. Stewart, After Notes goes to Graduate School”, SIAM, 1998, QA 297, S784

Outline

  • 1.week: Nonlinear equations
  • 2.week: Nonlinear equations
  • 3. week: Nonlinear equations
  • 4.week: Interpolation and Approximation
  • 5.week: Interpolation and Approximation
  • 6.week: Numerical quadrature
  • 7.week: Numerical quadrature
  • 8.week: Initial value problems for ODEs
  • 9.week: Initial value problems for ODEs
  • 10.week: Boundary value problems for ODEs
  • 11.week: Finite Difference Methods for PDEs
  • 12.week: Finite Difference Methods for PDEs
  • 13.week: Fast Fourier transform

Resources

MATLAB 6.1