CISC 410 - Computational Mathematics I (3cr.)

Credit(s): 3

COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS I
Component: Lecture
Floating point numbers; conditioning and stability; LU, Cholesky, and QR factorizations; square and overdetermined linear systems; Newton and quasi- Newton rootfinding methods; piecewise polynomials for interpolation, integration, and finite differences; explicit methods for initial-value problems. Prerequisites: MATH 305, MATH 349, or MATH 351. Students may not receive credit for both MATH 353 and MATH 426.
Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
Crosslisted: Crosslisted with MATH 426. PREREQ: MATH 305 or MATH 351 or MATH 349. RESTRICTIONS: Requires familiarity with computing (e.g., programming language).

Course Typically Offered: Fall