CS 537 - Numerical Analysis

[3 Credit Hours]

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.

Prereq: CS/MA 321 or equivalent, or graduate standing or consent of instructor. Knowledge of a procedural computer language is required.

Course Attributes:
Crosslisted with: MA 537, EGR 537