Teaching methods (Werkvormen)
- 14 hrs lecture
- 14 hrs problem session
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Pre-requisites (Vereiste voorkennis)
Calculus, linear algebra, a programming language (magma, C++)
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Objectives (Leerdoelen)
Command of several common numerical methods
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Contents (Beschrijving)
- Root finding: bisection, Newton-Raphson
- Numerical diffentiation
- Numerical integration: trapezoid, Simpson, Monte Carlo
- Ordinary differential equations: Euler, Runge-Kutta, Verlet
- Interpolationand polynomial approximation; special functions
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Examination (Tentaminering)
Programming tasks with oral reports
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Literature (Literatuur)
R.L. Burden, J.D. Faires, Numerical Analysis, PWS Boston.
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