Numerical Methods

LECTURER: J Larena

Prerequisites

MAT 1

Description

The student will first be introduced to the MATLAB computational environment and this will be used to develop some of the most useful numerical methods for solving mathematical and scientific problems.

Topics

Computations with MATLAB, programming with MATLAB, applications to systems of linear and non-linear equations, optimisation, linear and non - linear regression, interpolation, numerical differentiation, quadrature, numerical solution of systems of non-linear differential equations.

Textbook

• Course notes
• Student version of MATLAB to be purchased by the student.

Tutorials

TEN tutorials.

Tests and Exam

Weekly exercises, projects and ONE final examination (conducted in the computer laboratory).