This file is the table of contents for lectures notes prepared by Moody Chu for the courses MA428/MA580 and MA427/MA7800.

 

 

chapter 1. Error Analysis

 

o   Measurement of Errors

o   Representation of Numbers

o   Stability and Conditioning

 

Chapter 2. System of Linear Equations --- Direct Approach

 

o   General Consideration

o   Gaussian Elimination

o   Mathematical Pivoting

o   Error Analysis

o   Orthogonal Decomposition

 

Chapter 3. System of Linear Equations --- Iterative Approach

 

o   General Consideration

o   Relaxation Methods

o   Acceleration Methods

o   Conjugate Gradient Methods

o   GMRES

 

Chapter 4. Least Squares Problem

 

o   Linear Least Squares Problems

o   Singular Value Decomposition

 

Chapter 5. Algebraic Eigenvalue Problems

 

o   Location and Perturbation Results

o   Power Methods and Inverse Power Methods

o   QR Algorithm

 

Chapter 6. System of Nonlinear Equations

 

o   Theory of Newton-Raphson Method

o   The Broyden Method

o   Sturm Sequence

o   Methods for Polynomials

 

Chapter 7. Approximation Theory

 

o   Lagrangian Interpolation Formula

o   Newton's Interpolation Formula

o   Osculatory Interpolation

o   Spline Interpolation

o   Trigonometric Interpolation

o   Fast Fourier Transform

 

Chapter 8. Differentiation and Integration

 

o   Numerical Differentiation

o   Richardson Extrapolation

o   Newton-Cotes Quadrature

o   Gaussian Quadrature

o   Weight Functions and Special Integrals

o   Adaptive Integration

 

Chapter 9. Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations - Initial Value Problems

 

o   Linear Multi-step Methods

o   Stability Theory of Multi-step Methods

o   Predictor and Corrector Methods

o   Runge-Kutta Methods

 

Chapter 10. Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations – Boundary Value Problems

 

o   Ordinary Shooting Method --- An Example

o   Multiple Shooting Methods --- The Set-up

o   Solving Nonlinear Equations --- Homotopy Method

o   Finite Difference Method

o   Finite Element Methods