CSCI 381
Numerical Methods
Syllabus

Spring 2018

 
Instructor:      Will Thacker
Office:             323 Thurmond
Office Hours:  2:00-4:45 TR; 9:30-10:45 MW
Office Phone:  323-2691
E-mail:             thackerw@winthrop.edu
Course Web Page:   faculty.winthrop.edu/thackerw/csci381
Prerequisites:    CSCI 208.  Math 201.
Text:    Fausett, Numerical Methods, Algorithms + Applications, Pearson, 9780130314000
Attendance: Attendance will not be taken.   You are expected to attend each and every class.  There will be no formal relationship between grade and attendance.  However, of course, there is the informal relationship that always exists.  You are responsible for the material covered in the classes you miss.
Topics Covered
  • Roots of equations,
  • numerical integration and differentiation,
  • interpolation,
  • spline functions,
  • simultaneous equations.
Goals:  Students will be able to:
  • analyze a problem and determine an appropriate numerical technique
  • write programs to implement  numerical methods
  • understand the limitations of various numerical methods
  • understand the comparative advantages and disadvantages of various numerical methods.