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Course Description: We will study parts of chapters 7-12 of the text, ending with chapter 9.
7. Iterative Techniques in Matrix Algebra (9 lectures)
1. Norms of Vectors and Matrices
2. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
3. The Jacobi and Gauss-Siedel Iterative Techniques
4. Relaxation Techniques for Solving Linear Systems
5. Error Bounds and Iterative Refinement
6. The Conjugate Gradient Method
7. Survey of Methods and Software (read)
8. Approximation Theory (8 lectures)
1. Discrete Least Squares Approximation
2. Orthogonal Polynomials and Least Squares Approximation
3. Chebyshev Polynomials and Economization of Power Series
5. Trigonometric Polynomial Approximation
6. Fast Fourier Transforms
7. Survey of Methods and Software (read)
10. Numerical Solutions of Nonlinear Systems of Equations (6 lectures)
1. Fixed Points for Functions of Several Variables
2. Newton’s Method
3. Quasi-Newton Methods
4. Steepest Descent Techniques
6. Survey of Methods and Software (read)
11. Boundary-Value Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations (8 lectures)
1. The Linear Shooting Method
2. The Shooting Method for Nonlinear Problems
3. Finite-Difference Methods for Linear Problems
4. Finite-Difference Methods for Nonlinear Problems
5. The Rayleigh-Ritz Method
6. Survey of Methods and Software (read)
12. Numerical Solutions to Partial Differential Equations (6 lectures)
1. Elliptic Partial Differential Equations
2. Parabolic Partial Differential Equations
3. Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
4. An Introduction to the Finite-Element Method.
5. Survey of Methods and Software (read)
9. Approximating Eigenvalues (5 lectures, if time permits)
1. Linear Algebra and Eigenvalues
2. Orthogonal Matrices and Similarity Transformations
3. The Power Method
7. Survey of Methods and Software (read)