Mathematics (MATH)
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science
MATH 4806 [0.5 credit]
Numerical Linear Algebra (Honours)
Matrix computations, conditioning and stability, direct methods for linear systems, classical iterative methods: Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel; modern iterative methods, Arnoldi decomposition, GMRES and other Krylov subspace based methods for sparse and structured matrices; numerical solution of eigenvalue problems, implementation using suitable programming language, application to differential equations and optimization problems. (Also listed as COMP 4806.)Prerequisites: MATH 1102 or MATH 2107; MATH 2000 and MATH 3806; or permission of the School.
Lectures three hours a week.
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