The first
half of this course covers interpolation and approximation,
along with numerical integration. The second half of
this course covers numerical solution of ODEs.
Course
Prerequisites:
Undergraduate
advanced calculus
Numerical
analysis
Linear
algebra
Ability
to program
Texts:
"Analysis
of Numerical Methods",Isaacson &
Keller
ch.
5 Polynomial Approximation
ch.
6 Interpolatin
ch.
7 Numerical Integration
A second
text will be announced at a later date.
Numerical
solution of ODE
Grading:
Your
grade will be determined by a weighted average of
5 HW assignments @5% each, 1 programming project
@25%, a mid-term @25% and a take home final @25%.