Applied Numerical Computing
Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, seven hours. Enforced requisites: course 131A, and Civil Engineering M20 or Computer Science 31 or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering M20. Introduction to numerical computing/analysis; analytic formulations versus numerical solutions; floating-point representations and rounding errors. Review of MATLAB; mathematical software. Linear equations; LU factorization; bounds on error; iterative methods for solving linear equations; conditioning and stability; complexity. Interpolation and approximation; splines. Zeros and roots of nonlinear equations. Linear least squares and orthogonal (QR) factorization; statistical interpretation. Numerical optimization; Newton method; nonlinear least squares. Numerical quadrature. Solving ordinary differential equations. Eigenvalues and singular values; QR algorithm; statistical applications. Letter grading.
Review Summary
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8.3 / 10
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10.0 / 10
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5-10 hrs/week
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8.3 / 10
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Prof Vanderberghe is a solid lecturer, and he cares about students. His way of presenting the material might not be the most energetic, but it’s clear. The course isn’t easy but definitely worth taking. Overall pretty good experience
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Grading Information
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No group projects
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Attendance required
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1 midterm
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Finals week final
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100% recommend the textbook