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Readings

Assigned readings are sections in the course textbook: Mathews, J. H., and K. D. Fink. Numerical Methods Using MATLAB®. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. ISBN: 0132700425.


LEC # TOPICS READINGS
1 Introduction

Computer Architecture

Number Representations

Recursion
Sections 1.1-1.2
2 Error Propagation

Error Estimation

Condition Numbers
Sections 1.2-1.3
3 Linear Systems of Equations: Cramer's Rule

Gaussian Elimination
Section 1.3
4 Linear Systems: Gaussian Elimination

Pivoting

LU Factorization

Error Analysis
Sections 3.1-3.2
5 Linear Systems: Tri-Diagonal Systems

Special Matrices
Sections 3.3-3.4 and 3.6
6 Linear Systems: Iterative Methods

Convergence of Iterative Schemes
Section 3.4
7 Roots of Non-linear Equations: Bisection

Newton-Ralphson Iteration
Section 3.7
8 Interpolation of Functions by Polynomials

Lagrange Interpolation

Triangular Family
Sections 2.1-2.4
9 Numerical Differentiation and Integration

Error Estimates
Sections 4.1-4.4
10 Ordinary Differential Equations

Initial Value Problems: Euler and Runge-Kutta Methods
Sections 6.1-6.2 and 7.1-7.3
11 Ordinary Differential Equations (cont.)

Boundary Value Problems: Finite Difference Methods
Sections 9.1-9.2 and 9.4-9.5
12 Minimization Problems

Least Square Approximation

Optimization