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MTH-851 Numerical Analysis
Campus College of E&ME
Programs PG
Session Fall Semester 2016
Course Title Numerical Analysis
Course Code MTH-851
Credit Hours 3-0
Pre-Requisutes Linear Algebra, ODEs and PDEs
Course Objectives To teach numerical techniques for solving algebraic equations, ODEs and PDEs
Detail Content
  • Review of Calculus
  • Algorithms and Convergence, Error
  • Solutions of equations in one variable by Bisection Method, Fixed point iteration, Newton-Raphson Method, Secant Method, Method of False Position, Solution of system of equations, Newton-Raphson Method
  • Error Analysis for interactive methods
  • Interpolation and polynomial approximation: Lagrange Interpolating Polynomial,
  • Newton’s Interpolating Divided Difference Formulae, Error Analysis
  • Cubic Spline Interpolation, (Clamped and Natural)
  • Numerical Differentiations
  • Numerical Integration: Simpson’s’ Rule, Trapezoidal Rule
  • Composite Trapezoidal Rule, Composite 1/3, 3/8-Simpson’s’ Rule, Adaptive Quadrature Method
  • Multiple Integrals
  • Improper Integrals
  • Iterative Techniques in Matrix Algebra:
    • Norms of Vectors and Matrices, Schwarz Inequality, Eigen values & Eigenvectors Iterative Technique for Solving Linear Systems: Jacobi Iterative Method, Guess Seidel Iterative
    • Error Estimates and Iterative Refinement (SOR)
    • Least Square Approximation, Orthogonal Polynomials and Least Square Approximations
  • Elementary Theory of Initial Value Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations: Euler’s Method, Higher Order Taylor’s Method
  • Runga–Kutta Method
  • Error Control and the Runga-Kutta-Felberg Method
  • RungaKutta Method for a System of Differential Equations and Error Analysis
  • Linear Shooting Method for Boundary Value Problems for ODEs.
  • Shooting Method for Non-Linear Problems
  • Finite Difference Methods for Linear and Nonlinear Problems
  • Numerical Solutions to Partial Differential Equations
    • Elliptic Partial Differential Equations (Poisson Equation)
    • Parabolic Partial Differential Equations (Heat Equation)
    • Hyperbolic Partial Differential equations (Wave Equation)
  • Finite Element Method
Text/Ref Books
  • R.L.Burden and J.D. Faires: Numerical Analysis; Prindle, Weber & Smith
  • E.Kreyszing: Advanced Engineering Mathematics (8th Ed)
  • Curtis F.Gerald Patrick O. Wheatley: Applied Numerical Analysis, (7th Ed) Addison-Wesley
  • Donald Greenspan & Vincenzo Casulli: Numerical Analysis For Applied Mathematics, Science and Engineering, Addison-Wesley
  • David Kahaner: Numerical Methods and Software, Prentice
Time Schedule Fall 2015
Faculty/Resource Person Dr M. Umar Farooq
PhD (NUST), Pakistan
Discipline: Mathematics
Specialization: Differential Equations