IST4360 Elias D. Nino Ruiz

Computational Solutions to Engineering Problems.

• Professor: Elias D. Nino Ruiz, Ph.D.

– Email: enino@uninorte.edu.co

– Office: L4-27

– Office hours: By appointment only.

• Prerequisites: IST 2088 – MAT 4011 – IIN4310

• Textbook:

– Numerical Methods using MATLAB Mathwes, Jhon; Kurtis, Fink.Prentice Hall. 2000

• Additional Material:

– Elementary Numerical Analysis (third edition) by Kendall E. Atkin-son and Weimin Han, 464 pages, ISBN 0-471-43337-3, John Wiley& Sons, 2004.

– Numerical Mathematics and Computing (fifth edition), Ward Ch-eney and David Kincaid, 690 pages, ISBN: 0-534-38993-7, Brooks/Cole,2004.

• About the course: This class will introduce computational methodsfor numerical solution of non-linear equations, differential equations,approximations, iterations, methods of least squares, and other top-ics. Partially duplicates MATH 4554. If time permits we will discussadditional topics as well.

• Grading

– Primer Parcial 25%

– Segundo Parcial 25%

– Lab 1 15%

– Lab 2 15%

– Final Exam 20%

• Disclaimer: Some information given to you in class may supersedethe information in this syllabus or in the web page.

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IST4360 Elias D. Nino Ruiz

• Student Complaints and Academic Misconduct: Students areexpected to comply to the Honor Code. If you have any problems, thefirst step is to discuss with me directly.

• Disabilities: Please let me know if you have a disability which requiresspecial arrangements.

• Topics:

Topic 1 Computer arithmetic.Topic 2 Linear system of equations.Topic 3 Taylor polynomials.Topic 4 Root finding.Topic 5 Interpolation.Topic 6 Approximation of functions.Topic 7 Numerical integration and differentiation.Topic 8 Initial value problems.Topic 9 Additional topics as time permits.

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