Numerical algorithms

Description

Numerical Algorithms is a set of courses in the Department of Scientific Computing in the School of Computer Science.

As a topic of study, it has a lot of overlap with Topic:Numerical analysis.

Introduction

What are numerical algorithms?

Short history?

Scope

In these courses, students learn the basic tools and language of Scientific Computing.

Prequisites

Students willing to follow the courses in Numerical Algorithms should have taken the following courses or equivalents thereof:

• Basic Analysis
• Basic Linear Algebra
• Introduction to Programming with some knowledge of either Matlab, C or Pascal.

Courses

The courses in Numerical Algorithms are designed to be followed in the order presented here.

• Finite Arithmetic
• Floating point
• Interpolation and Extrapolation
• Least-Squares Method
• Root Finding in one Dimension
  • Bisection Method
  • Newton's Method
  • Secant Method
• Root Finding in many Dimensions
• Numerical Integration and Differentiation
  • Monte Carlo Integration
• Numerical Integration of ODEs

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• Pedro.Gonnet 08:22, 9 October 2006 (UTC)