Difference between revisions of "Math 411: Numerical Methods"
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| + | #** For parabolic equations | ||
| + | #** For hyperbolic equations | ||
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Revision as of 15:17, 31 December 2009
Contents
Catalog Information
Title
Numerical Methods.
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
(3:3:0)
Offered
W
Prerequisite
Description
Iterative solvers for linear systems, eigenvalue, eigenvector approximations, numerical solutions to nonlinear systems, numerical techniques for initial and boundary value problems, elementary solvers for PDEs.
Desired Learning Outcomes
Prerequisites
Minimal learning outcomes
- Numerical solution of initial-value problems
- Taylor methods
- Euler's method
- Runge-Kutta methods
- Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method
- Multi-step methods
- Extrapolation methods
- Stability
- Stiff differential equations
- Taylor methods
- Numerical solution of boundary-value problems
- Shooting methods
- Finite-difference methods
- Rayleigh-Ritz method
- Numerical solution of nonlinear systems of equations
- Newton's method
- Quasi-Newton methods
- Steepest-descent methods
- Approximation theory
- Least-squares approximation
- Orthogonal polynomials
- Chebyshev polynomials
- Rational function approximation
- Trigonometric polynomial approximation
- Fast Fourier transforms
- Numerical computation of eigenvalues and eigenvectors
- Power Method
- Partial differential equations
- Finite-difference methods
- For elliptic equations
- For parabolic equations
- For hyperbolic equations
- Introduction to finite-element methods
- Finite-difference methods
