Math 128A: Numerical Analysis (Fall 2012)

Department of Mathematics
University of California, Berkeley

Description: Basic concepts and methods in numerical analysis: Solution of equations in one variable; Polynomial interpolation and approximation; Numerical differentiation and integration; Initial-value problems for ordinary differential equations; Direct methods for solving linear systems; Least square approximation. Prerequisites: Math 53 and 54, basic programming skills. Course control number: 54247.
Web page: http://persson.berkeley.edu/128A
Lecturer: Per-Olof Persson, persson@berkeley.edu, Evans 1089, Phone (510) 642-6947
Office hours: TBD in Evans 1089
Lectures: TT 12:30-2:00pm, Room 277 Cory
Textbook: R. L. Burden and J. D. Faires, Numerical Analysis, 9th edition, Brooks-Cole, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-0-538-73351-9; ISBN-10: 0-538-73351-9. (required)
J. Dorfman, Introduction to MATLAB Programming, Decagon Press, Inc. (recommended)