MATH 381 - Numerical Methods

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-1)

Faculty of Science

Approximation of functions by Taylor series, Newton's formulae, Lagrange and Hermite interpolation. Splines. Orthogonal polynomials and least-squares approximation of functions. Direct and iterative methods for solving linear systems. Methods for solving non-linear equations and systems of non-linear equations. Introduction to computer programming. Prerequisites: One of MATH 102, 125 or 127, and one of MATH 209, 214 or 217. Notes: (1) Credit cannot be obtained in MATH 381 in the same term as CMPUT 340 or if credit has already been obtained in CMPUT 340.(2) Extra classes may be held for students lacking a background in one of the major programming languages such as Fortran, C, C++ or Matlab.