Course Overview
Description:
This course covers numerical computation for mathematical, computational, and physical sciences and engineering: numerical solution of systems of algebraic equations, least squares, quadrature, minimization of a function, banded matrices, nonlinear equations, numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations; truncation error, numerical stability for time dependent problems, stiffness, boundary value problems.
Location:
Bldg 200, Room 305
MWF 11:00am-12:15pm
Instructor:
Jeremy Kozdon
jkozdon@stanford.edu
Office: Mitchell 367
Phone: (650) 723-0773
Office Hours: TBA
or by appointment
Teaching Assistants:
TBA
Contact:
The preferred and most effective way to contact course staff is by email to cme108-win0910-staff@lists.stanford.edu
Web Site:
The URL for this site is http://cme108.stanford.edu/.
A site is also maintained at CourseWork, at which grades can be viewed.
Prerequisites:
The prerequisites for this course are Math 51 and 53. Some programming experience is helpful but not required.
Textbooks:
Required Text:
A First Course on Numerical Methods by Uri Ascher and Chen Greif (available as a reader at the bookstore)
Other books that you might find helpful (but not required):
Scientific Computing: An Introductory Survey by Michael Heath
Numerical Analysis by Richard Burden and J. Douglas Faires
Numerical Computing with MATLAB by Cleve Moler (free web book)
Coursework:
TBA
Grading:
TBA
Policies:
TBA