Course Weekly Lecture Plan

Week	Topic
1	Introduction to numerical methods, Programing and Software
2	Mathematical Modelling and Engineering Problem Solving
3	Approximation,round-off and truncation errors, Taylor series
4	Bracketing Methods
5	Open Methods Homework #1
6	Linear Algebraic Equations:Gauss Elimination, LU decomposition and Matrix Inversion, Special Matrices and Gauss-Seidel Homework #2
7	Optimization:One- and Multi-Dimensional Unconstrained Optimization,Constrained Optimization Midterm #1 : 27 March 2012, 18:00-20:00
8	Curve Fitting: Least-Squares Regression, Interpolation Homework #3
9	Curve Fitting: Fourier Approximation
10	Numerical Differentiation and Integration: Newton-Cotes integration formulas Homework #4
11	Numerical Differentiation and Integration: Integration of equations, Numerical differentiation Midterm #2 : 24 April 2012, 18:00-20:00
12	Ordinary Differential Equations: Runge-Kutta Methods, Stiffness and Multistep Methods, Boundary value and Eigenvalue Problems
13	Partial Differential Equations: Finite Difference- Elliptic equations Homework #5
14	Partial Differential Equations: Finite Difference- Parabolic Equations), Finite Element