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MATH4076: Computational Mathematics
2025 unit information
This unit of study provides an introduction to programming and numerical methods. Topics covered include computer arithmetic and computational errors, solution of nonlinear equations, systems of linear equations, numerical integration and differentiation, interpolation and approximation, initial value problems for ordinary differential equations. This course will cover basic concepts of numerical optimization and applications such as for instance numerical optimization in the rapidly evolving domain of machine learning.
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Managing faculty or University school:
Science
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Mathematics and Statistics Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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[A mark of 65 or above in (12 credit points of MATH2XXX) or (6 credit points of MATH2XXX and 6 credit points of STAT2XXX or DATA2X02)] or (12 credit points of MATH3XXX) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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MATH3076 or MATH3976 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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(MATH2X21 and MATH2X22) or (MATH2X61 and MATH2X65) |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. apply the basic ingredients of any programming language including syntax, definition of variables, control structures and memory management
- LO2. investigate and resolve sources of error in numerical computation
- LO3. explain how binary and floating-point decimal numbers are represented on a computer
- LO4. critique the uses and dangers of iteration and recursion
- LO5. leverage and compute linear operations on data
- LO6. create numerical routines using fundamental numerical methods to solve computational problems in science, engineering and mathematics
- LO7. create reports that combine a description of a practical problem, its numerical framing and the results of computation to solve this problem.
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