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| COURSE NAME: | Scientific Computing |
| OFFERING: | Spring 2000 |
| TIME: | Thursday 5:10-7:00 |
| PLACE: | Main Building, Room 507 |
| TEACHER: |
Professor Leslie Greengard, Office: WWH 1116,
Phone: (212)998-3306, Email: greengard@cims.nyu.edu |
| OFFICE HOURS: | Thursday 3:00 - 5:00 |
| PREREQUISITE: | Programming experience, calculus, linear algebra |
| TEXTBOOK: |
Numerical Methods with Matlab
by G. J. Borse |
| EXAMINATIONS: | midterm (20%) |
| HOMEWORK: | Approx every two weeks (80%). No late homework. |
| LAST DAY OF CLASSES: | Thursday, April 27 |
This course will cover computational methods that are essential for applications in the physical and biological sciences, engineering, and finance. Students will obtain practical experience by writing programs and making use of existing software packages to solve real problems. Topics include numerical linear algebra, data analysis, approximation theory, optimization, and methods for differential equations.