MA2201 - Numerical Mathematics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Science and 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 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Mr Patrick Higgins
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor Wayne Read.
Contact hours:	39 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
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.