Course description

This course helps students to grasp the basic concepts of scientific computing, common problems in science and engineering; methods and algorithms to solve complex problems in science and engineering. The course also helps students familiarize with the use of programming languages and tools to calculate as well as to develop software to solve complex problems in science and engineering.

Content: Calculating and programming using MATLAB; Error and condition of the problem; Numerical methods of algebra and calculus: Solving system of linear equations, Solving nonlinear equation, Approximation of derivative and integral, Numerical methods for differential equations, Curve fitting; Numerical methods for optimization: Non-linear programming, Linear programming; Matlab application in scientific computing