CS537 - NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering

Credits: 3

Floating point arithmetic. Direct methods for the solution of systems of linear algebraic equations. Polynomial and piecewise polynomial approximation, orthogonal polynomials. Numerical integration: Newton Cotes formulas and Gaussian quadrature. Basic methods for initial value problems for ordinary differential equations. The emphasis throughout is on the under- standing and use of software packages for the solution of commonly occurring problems in science and engineering.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: CS/MA 321 or equivalent, or graduate standing or consent of instructor. Knowledge of a procedural computer language is required.
Crosslisted with: MA 537, EGR 537