Course Description

Numerical Analysis (MATH UMA011) is a one semester, upper-level module that emphasizes the mathematics used to design numerical methods, and to analyse their properties. Students also experiment with implementing algorithms in Matlab/Octave. Course credit are 4.0. For details please see Course Policies.

Instructor : Dr. Paramjeet Singh                                      

Lecture Time and Place:

MT 1-2 + CHE : Tuesday  12:10, Wednesday 02:40, Friday 11:20 in F210. 

Extra Classes: Announced Later. 

Notes and Assignment

Lecture Notes (Chapter-Wise):   ch1         ch2          ch3     ch4       ch5    ch6   ch7

Class PDF Notes (old):     ch1_class        ch2_class         ch3_class         ch4_class           ch5_class         ch6_class          ch7_class             

Lecture Videos (pre-recorded):  Visit YouTube  Numerical_Analysis.

Assignments:  Solve all the Exercises given at the end of each chapter. 

Solution of  Exercises:   ch_1_sol ch_2_sol   ch_3_sol 

Lab:  See Lab Assignments on LMS. 

Announcements (EXAMS)

1.  MATLAB EXAM: The lab evaluation will be during the week (April 24-29, 2023) on the allotted time schedule of Lab. The duration of the exam is 90 minutes and will have two numerical methods to write Matlab programs. The questions will have a weight of 15 marks (8+7). The students are advised to revise ALL the programs. The combined weight of Lab  is 20 Marks (15+5). 

2. Quiz 2 will be conducted  on  April 17, 2023 (Monday) at 5:20 PM. The syllabus of exam include: Chapter 4 (Eigenvalues and Eigenvector: Power Method, QR factorization and QR Algorithm) and Chapter 5 (Interpolation:  Lagrange and Newton's Divided Difference interpolation including forward and backward difference operator).  There are no makeup quizzes during the semester. The Questions may involve Multiple Choice  and Short Answer type questions.

3.  Quiz 1 will be conducted on February 17,  2023 (Friday) at 5:30 PM.  The syllabus will be Chapter 1 (Floating Point Arithmetic, Errors, Condition and Stability) and Chapter 2 (Roots of Nonlinear Equations). There are no makeup quizzes during the semester. The Questions may include Multiple Choice  and Short Answer type questions.

NOTE

1.  An advise to develop good study habits can be found here.

2. You should check this page daily and begin working the assignments immediately after they are posted.

3. You are expected to do all assigned problems. You may need to do additional problems for practice.

4. You are expected to read the textbook as we cover the material.