MA2201 - Numerical Mathematics
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Engineering |
Errors and floating point numbers, Solutions of equations, Interpolation, Numerical differentiation and integration, Linear algebra, Matrices and determinants, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Numerical linear algebra, Gauss elimination, Approximation of functions, Numerical solution of differential equations.
Learning Outcomes
- gain an appreciation of the benefits and the limitations of a numerical solutions of a problem;
- be able to understand the principles behind a range of numerical algorithms;
- be able to implement these algorithms using MATLAB;
- understand the properties of a matrix, in particular those properties that relate to eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
| Prerequisites: | MA1003 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2012 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Patrick Higgins. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 70%); assignments (15% - 40%); on-course tests (15% - 40%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.