Instructor

Gustavo Rodriguez-Rivera, LWSN1169. Available any time for short questions, or make an appointment.

Teaching Assistants

TBA

Class Homepage

An updated syllabus, class handouts, lecture notes, and other information can be found at:

http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/cs314

Schedule

Textbook

Numerical Methods using Matlab (3rd. ed.)
John H. Mathews and Kurtis D. Fink (Prentice Hall)

Goal

After successfully completing this course:

• You will understand the potential and limitations of using the computer in solving mathematical problems
• You will learn methods to find the solution of non-linear and linear equations, interpolation, integration, and differential equations using the computer.

Course Organization

The course is organized in lecture sessions, projects and homeworks.

Lists and Announcements:

Grade Distribution

The final grade will be about 50% midterm and final exams, and 50% projects and homeworks.

Course Content

• Representation of Foating Point Numbers and Error Analysis
• Solution of Nonlinear Equations
• The Solution of Linear Systems AX=B
• Interpolation and Polinomial Approximation
• Curve Fitting
• Numerical Differentiation
• Numerical Integration
• Numerical Optimization
• Solution of Differential Equations