Numerical Methods

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Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 3 Lab Hours. Numerical methods for applications; qualitative discussion of convergence and stability properties; computer implementation; interpolation and quadrature, initial value problems, matrix decompositions, interactive solution of linear and non-linear systems, least squares approximation, boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations. Only one of the following will satisfy the requirements for a degree: MATH 417 or MATH 437 . Prerequisites: MATH 304 , MATH 309 , MATH 311 , or MATH 323 ; MATH 308 ; ability to program; junior or senior classification.