| Course Title: Numerical Calculus |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course is an introduction to computation and computing from a mathematical perspective, covering topics such as numerical algorithms for differentiation, integration, root finding, curve fitting, and error analysis. These tools are very powerful when one finds a mathematical or an applied problem that cannot be solved using the types of analytical functions one learns in calculus. This course is for students with little or no programming knowledge and an interest in learning skills for mathematical computations. The course will cover the basics of programming: types of variables, lists, arrays, for and while loops, if statements, file handling, plotting, pseudo-code and documentation. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Alanna Hoyer-Leitzel | ahoyerle@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 402 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: MATH-102. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
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| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Programming for Computations - MATLAB/Octave Author: Linge, Langtangen, Copyright: 2016 Edition: 1 Volume: ISBN: 9783319324524 Publisher: Springer |
Required | 0.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: This book is available for free at https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-32452-4. You can also buy a softcover edition for $24.99 at this same website. We will be using various chapters from other books that will (hopefully) be available electronically through the course reserves. Please contact me if you have any questions! |