Advanced Numerical Methods

Catalog description

This one-semester numerical analysis course introduces various topics in computational mathematics. Students will learn about the following topics in the course. (1) Floating point arithmetic, (2)Root finding methods and Newton methods, (3) Interpolation - polynomial (Lagrange and Hermite), Trigonometric, and Spline, (4) Numerical Differentiation and Integration, (5) Solution of linear systems -- direct and iterative methods of solving both linear and nonlinear systems, and (6) Numerical methods for ordinary differential equations. NOTE: This course is intended for students in the College of Science. MATH 2413 , MATH 2414 , and MATH 3311 with grades C or better. Basic programming knowledge, whether Python or Matlab, is required.