Computer arithmetic, error propagation, condition number and stability; mathematical modeling, approximation and convergence; roots of functions; calculus of finite differences; implicit and explicit methods for initial and boundary value problems; numerical integration; numerical solution of linear systems, matrix equations, and eigensystems; Fourier transforms; optimization. Various software packages may be introduced and used. Prerequisites: Math 217 or 312, Math 309, Math 310 and CSE 131 (or other computer background with permission of the instructor).
Course Attributes: FA NSM; AR NSM; AS NSM