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This document provides an overview of a numerical methods course that uses Matlab. The course covers systems of linear equations, roots of equations, interpolation and curve fitting, numerical integration, and numerical differentiation. Exams and assignments each make up 50% of the final grade. Numerical methods involve computing approximate solutions through iterative procedures and may require initial estimates. They provide insights not available through analytical, graphical, or calculator-based methods and can efficiently handle complex problems.

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This document provides an overview of a numerical methods course that uses Matlab. The course covers systems of linear equations, roots of equations, interpolation and curve fitting, numerical integration, and numerical differentiation. Exams and assignments each make up 50% of the final grade. Numerical methods involve computing approximate solutions through iterative procedures and may require initial estimates. They provide insights not available through analytical, graphical, or calculator-based methods and can efficiently handle complex problems.

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Numerical Methods with

Matlab
Eduardo E. Descalsota, Jr.
Email: [email protected]
Course Website: http://descaltronix.ucoz.com
References
• Yang, Won Y., et al; Applied Numerical Methods
Using Matlab
• Recktenwald, Gerald; Numerical Methods with
MATLAB: Implementations and Applications
• Woodword, C. & Phillips C.; Numerical Methods
with Worked Examples: Matlab Edition
Grading System
• Exams - 50%
• Assignments - 50%
Course Outline
• Introduction
• Systems of Linear Equations
• Roots of Equations
• Interpolation and Curve Fitting
• Numerical Integration
• Numerical Differentiation
Numerical Methods
• involves the study of methods of computing numerical
data
• implies producing a sequence of approximations by
repeating the procedure again and again
• Issues to consider:
– rate of convergence
– accuracy of the answer
– completeness of the response
Characteristics of Numerical Methods
• solution procedure is iterative
• provides only an approximation to the true, but unknown,
solution
• may require an initial estimate
• conceptually simple with the provision of algorithms
• may occasionally diverge from, rather than converge to,
the true solution
Non-computer Problem Solving
• Analytical Methods
+ provide excellent insight into the behavior of some systems
– only for simple linear models or simple geometry and low
dimensionality
• Graphical Solutions
+ able to characterize the behavior of systems
– results are not precise & limited to three or less dimensions
• Calculator Approaches
+ perfectly adequate for solving complex problems manually
– calculations are slow, tedious & consistent results are elusive
Advantages of Numerical Methods
• extremely powerful problem-solving tools
– capable of handling large systems of equation, complicated
geometries etc., that are often impossible to solve analytically.
• efficient vehicle for learning to use computers
– effective way to learn programming by writing the computer
programs
• vehicle to reinforce the understanding of mathematics
– reducing higher mathematics to basic arithmetic operations
Computer and Engineering Problem-Solving
Problem Definition

Mathematical Data
Theory
Model - experiment
- material balance
- heat balance - survey
computers,
- momentum balance statistics, methods

scheduling, optimization,
Implementation
control

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