COMP 350 — Numerical Computing

Computer representation of numbers, IEEE Standard for Floating Point Representation, computer arithmetic and rounding errors. Numerical stability. Matrix computations and software systems. Polynomial interpolation. Least-squares approximation. Iterative methods for solving a nonlinear equation. Discretization methods for integration and differential equations.

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• Difficulty: 2.90 out of 5
• Credits: 3
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Department: Computer Science
• Taught by: Xiao-Wen Chang
• Prerequisites: MATH 222 and MATH 223 and one of: COMP 202, COMP 208, COMP 250; or equivalents.

Sections offered

• Section 001 (Lec), Wed Fri 10:05-11:25 am — 2 seats open