THIS IS THE FIRST COURSE IN NUMERICAL ANALYSIS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE INCLUDE:
(1) DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF NUMERICAL METHODS WHEN ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES ARE NOT AVAILABLE;
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO FIX THE PROBLEM;
(3) DISCRETE CALCULUS AND APPROXIMATIONS;
(4) TRADEOFFS BETWEEN ACCURACY AND COMPUTATIONAL COST;