Selected 500-Level Courses

M561 Numerical Analysis I

Credits -- 4 (4-0-0)
Term Offered -- Spring
Prerequisite -- M369 or higher and preparedness to do programming in a standard language
Text --
There are many possible texts. One of them is: Trefethen, L.N. and Bau, D., Numerical Linear Algebra, 1997, SIAM.
Course Objective --
To provide our graduate students with a broad overview on basic topics in Numerical Linear Algebra. Problem solving is emphasized.
Course Content --
  1. Factorization Methods for Matrices
    (a) Gauss Elimination and LU Factorization
    (b) Cholesky Factorization
    (c) QR Factorization
    (d) Singular Value Decomposition
    (e) Underdetermined and Overdetermined Systems
    (f) Stability Analysis
  2. Iterative Methods for Linear Equations
    (a) Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, SOR
    (b) Conjugate Gradient Methods
    (c) Krylov Subspace Methods
  3. Eigenvalue Problems
    (a) Power Method, Inverse Iteration
    (b) QR Algorithm
    (c) Jacobi Method
    (d) Lanczos Methods
  4. Nonlinear Equations
    (a) Newton-like Methods
    (b) Unconstrained Optimization

Selected 500-Level Courses