Math 343 - Numerical Methods - Course Outline

This is a tentative outline and will be updated at least 24 hours in advance before each class.
Date
Topics
Sept 3 Review of Calculus (1.1)
Topics: limits, continuity, intermediate value theorem, Rolle's theorem, mean value theorems (for derivatives and integrals), Taylor theorem

Sept 8 Binary Numbers (1.2) Topics: binary numbers, binary fractions, machine numbers
Sept 10 Error Analysis (1.3)
Topics: relative error, truncation error, rounding error, loss of significance, order of approximation, order of convergence

Sept 15 Iteration for Solving x=g(x) (2.1)
Topics: fixed-point, fixed-point theorem, fixed-point iteration
Sept 17 Bracketing Methods for Locating a Root (2.2) and Convergence Criteria (2.3)
Topics: bisection method, method of false position, initial approximations, stopping criteria

Sept 22 Newton and Secant Methods (2.4)
Topics: slope methods (linearization), Newton iteration and convergence, multiple roots, acceleration of convergence, secant method
Sept 24 Aitken's Process (2.5) and Systems of Nonlinear Equations (2.6)
Topics: Aiken's Acceleration process, solutions of nonlinear systems, iteration for nonlinear systems

Sept 29 Iteration for Nonlinear Systems (2.6) and Newton's Method for System (2.7)
Topics: fixed-point method and Newton's method for systems of 2 nonlinear equations
Oct 1 Review Vectors and Matrices (3.1) and (3.2)
Topics: algebra (+,-,x) of vectors and matrices, dot product, norms

Oct 6 Properties of Vectors and Matrices (3.2)
Topics: special matrices, inverse matrix, determinant
Oct 8 1st hour exam


Oct 13 Upper Triangular Linear Systems (3.3) and Gaussian Elimination (3.4)
Topics: upper triangular linear systems, backward substitution, Gaussian elimination
Oct 15 Pivoting (3.4) and Matrix Inversion (3.5)
Topics: pivoting strategies, matrix inversion

Oct 20 Triangular Factorization (3.6)
Topics: triangular factorization (LU factorization), solutions of linear systems (LUx=b), permutation matrices, factorization with pivoting
Oct 22 Iterative Methods for Linear Systems (3.7)
Topics: Jacobi iteration, Gauss-Seidel iteration, convergence

Oct 27 Taylor Series and Calculation of Function (4.1)
Topics: Taylor series, Taylor polynomials, errors, Horner's method
Oct 29 Introduction to Interpolation (4.2) and Lagrange Polynomials (4.3)
Topics: interpolation, interpolating polynomials, Lagrange polynomials, errors

Nov 3 Newton Polynomials (4.4)
Topics: divided differences, Newton polynomials, errors
Nov 5 Least-Squares Line (5.1)
Topics: least-squares line, normal equations

Nov 10 Curve Fitting (5.2)
Topics: linearization, nonlinear least-squares method, polynomial fitting
Nov 12 2nd hour exam


Nov 17 Interpolation by Spline Functions (5.3)
Topics: piecewise linear interpolation, piecewise cubic splines, clamped spline and natural spline
Nov 19 Approximating the Derivative (6.1)
Topics: difference quotient, difference formulas, errors, Richardson's extrapolation

Nov 24 Numerical Differentiation Formulas (6.2)
Topics: more difference formulas, errors, differentiation of the Lagrange polynomial and Newton polynomial

Dec 1 Introduction to Quadrature (7.1)
Topics: quadrature formulas, errors
Dec 3 Composite Trapezoidal and Simpson's Rule (7.2)
Topics: composite trapezoidal rule, composite Simpson's rule, errors

Dec 8 Recursive Rules and Romberg Integration (7.3)
Topics: successive trapezoidal rules, sequence of trapezoidal, recursive trapezoidal rules, Romberg Integration, errors
Dec 10 Review

Dec ? Final Exam - the date will be announced later

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