MAT 202E - Numerical Methods

Course Objectives

1. To introduce the language, logic, and math of numerical methods as used in engineering and the sciences.
2. To provide an opportunity to learn how numerical analysis can be applied to a wide range of problems of importance in the sciences, industry, and society.
3. To improve the programming skills of the students.

Course Description

Accuracy estimation in numerical methods and error propagation.
Root finding of nonlinear equations. Solution methods for system of linear and nonlinear equations. Curve fitting: Regression and interpolation. Numerical differentiation and integration Numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations. Runge-Kutta Methods.