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MATHS 7104 - Numerical Methods

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 3720
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3.5 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Assumed Knowledge: MATHS 2102 or MATHS 2201 or MATHS 2106 and (COMP SCI 1012 or COMP SCI 1101 or COMP SCI 1102 or COMP SCI 1201, or ENG 1002 or ENG 1003 or MECH ENG 1100, MECH ENG 1102, MECH ENG 1103, MECH ENG 1104, MECH ENG 1105 or C&ENVENG 1012)
Assessment: Ongoing assessment, examination
Syllabus:

To explore complex systems, physicists, engineers, financiers and mathematicians require computational methods since mathematical models are only rarely solvable algebraically. Numerical methods, based upon sound computational mathematics, are the basic algorithms underpinning computer predictions in modern systems science. Such methods include techniques for simple optimisation, interpolation from the known to the unknown, linear algebra underlying systems of equations, ordinary differential equations to simulate systems, and stochastic simulation under random influences. Topics covered are: the mathematical and computational foundations of the numerical approximation and solution of scientific problems; simple optimisation; vectorisation; clustering; polynomial and spline interpolation; pattern recognition; integration and differentiation; solution of large scale systems of linear and nonlinear equations; modelling and solution with sparse equations; explicit schemes to solve ordinary differential equations; random numbers; stochastic system simulation.

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3720 Mon 07/08/2017 Thu 31/08/2017 Fri 15/09/2017 Fri 27/10/2017


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20823 LE01 2 2 25 Jul - 12 Sep Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Medical School Nth, 103N, Florey Lecture Theatre
28 Jul - 15 Sep Friday 11am - 12pm Medical School Nth, 103N, Florey Lecture Theatre
3 Oct - 24 Oct Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Medical School Nth, 103N, Florey Lecture Theatre
6 Oct - 27 Oct Friday 11am - 12pm Medical School Nth, 103N, Florey Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20824 TU01 2 2 27 Jul - 27 Jul Thursday 10am - 11am Ingkarni Wardli, B18, Teaching Room
10 Aug - 10 Aug Thursday 10am - 11am Ingkarni Wardli, B18, Teaching Room
24 Aug - 24 Aug Thursday 10am - 11am Ingkarni Wardli, B18, Teaching Room
7 Sep - 7 Sep Thursday 10am - 11am Ingkarni Wardli, B18, Teaching Room
5 Oct - 5 Oct Thursday 10am - 11am Ingkarni Wardli, B18, Teaching Room
19 Oct - 19 Oct Thursday 10am - 11am Ingkarni Wardli, B18, Teaching Room
Related Class: Computer Exercise
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20825 CO01 2 2 2 Aug - 2 Aug Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM106, Computer Suite
16 Aug - 16 Aug Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM106, Computer Suite
30 Aug - 30 Aug Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM106, Computer Suite
13 Sep - 13 Sep Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM106, Computer Suite
11 Oct - 11 Oct Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM106, Computer Suite
25 Oct - 25 Oct Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM106, Computer Suite