4515 (v.5) Scientific Computing 201
| Area: | Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Practical: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 7063 (v.6) Mathematics 102 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | FORTRAN 90 - arithmetic computations, control structures, data types and control of precision, array processing and matrix manipulation. Procedures and design of structured programs. Numerical methods - theory, algorithm and implementation in F90 roots of nonlinear equations, solution of systems of linear equations by direct methods, numerical interpolation and integration. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to write with good style well-documented computation programs in F90; Design numerical algorithms for the solutions of nonlinear equations, system of linear equations, numerical interpolation and integration; Implement any numerical algorithms on computers using F90. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Ellis, T.M.R., Philips I.R. and Lahey T.M. 1995. Fortran 90 Programming, Addison - Wesley Publishing Company, Sydney. Atkinson, L.V., Harley, P.J. and Hudson, J.D. 1992 Numerical Methods with Fortran 77 - A practical Introduction, Addison - Wesley Publishing Company, Sydney. Gerald & Wheatley, 1994. Applied Numerical Analysis 5th ed., Addison-Wesley. |
| Unit Texts: | Y.H.Wu, Scientific Computing with Fortran 90, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Curtin University of Technology. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Two assignments 25%, One short test 15%, End of semester two-hour examination 60% |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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