Zero Tolerance for Cheating. Unethical behavior is classified as a Serious Offence. (Ref: SPC Student Handbook Section 16.6.2)
Numerical Methods Foundations: introduction, discrete algebra, accuracy, and error analysis.
Numerical Analysis for Engineering: applications and the Taylor series as a core tool.
Matrix and Vector Review: matrix operations, vectors, determinants, and rank. Pages 531-541 (Bird, 2013)
Solving Linear Systems: numerical techniques for systems of linear equations.
Root-Finding Methods: numerical approaches for solving equations.
Approximation and Optimization: interpolation, least-squares approximation, curve fitting, and optimization basics.
Numerical Differentiation: finite-difference methods and related techniques.
Numerical Integration: quadrature methods and time-integration approaches (including Runge–Kutta methods).
Nonlinear Systems: numerical solution techniques for nonlinear equations.
Numerical Solutions for ODEs: solving ordinary differential equations and systems of ODEs.
Numerical Solutions for PDEs: partial differential equations (advanced topic; may be optional).
Programming Applications: computer programming exercises, worked examples, and implementation practice.