Checking date: 21/04/2020


Course: 2019/2020

Further topics in numerical methods
(18276)
Bachelor in Applied Mathematics and Computing (Plan: 433 - Estudio: 362)


Coordinating teacher: BAYONA REVILLA, VICTOR

Department assigned to the subject: Mathematics Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
Numerical Methods, Ordinary Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Programming, Programming Techniques,
CB1.Students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding in a field of study that builds upon their general secondary education, and is typically at a level that, whilst supported by advanced textbooks, includes some aspects that will be informed by knowledge of the forefront of their field of study CB2.Students can apply their knowledge and understanding in a manner that indicates a professional approach to their work or vocation, and have competences typically demonstrated through devising and sustaining arguments and solving problems within their field of study CB3.Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) to inform judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues CB4.Students can communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences CB5.Students have developed those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy CG1.Students are able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts in mathematics, statistics and computation and to apply them to solve problems in science and engineering with an ability for analysis and synthesis. CG2.Students are able to formulate in mathematical language problems that arise in science, engineering, economy and other social sciences. CG3.Students can solve computationally with the help of the most advanced computing tools mathematical models coming from applications in science, engineering, economy and other social sciences. CG4.Students are able to show that they can analyze and interpret, with help of computer science, the solutions obtained from problems associated to real world mathematical models, discriminating the most relevant behaviours for each application. CG5.Students can synthesize conclusions obtained from analysis of mathematical models coming from real world applications and they can communicate in verbal and written form in English language, in an clear and convincing way and with a language that is accessible to the general public. CG6.Students can search and use bibliographic resources, in physical or digital support, as they are needed to state and solve mathematically and computationally applied problems arising in new or unknown environments or with insufficient information. CE1.Students have shown that they know and understand the mathematical language and abstract-rigorous reasoning as well as to apply them to state and prove precise results in several areas in mathematics. CE4.Students have shown that they understand the fundamental results from the theory of ordinary differential equations as well as the theory of partial derivative and stochastic equations. CE5.Students have shown that they understand basic techniques from numerical calculus, and that they are able to select adequate algorithms for every situation and to program them in a computer. CE6.Students have shown that they know the fundamental mathematical results supporting the theory and the development of programming languages and intelligent systems. CE8.Students are able to discretize mathematical models associated to real world problems using interpolation and approximation techniques, in order to solve them numerically by means of direct or iterative methods and to interpret the obtained solutions. CE9.Students have shown that they can solve mathematical problems derived from new developments in computer science. CE10.Students have shown that they know and understand the algorithmic procedures to design and build programs that solve mathematical problems paying special attention to performance. RA1.To have acquired sufficient knowledge and proved a sufficiently deep comprehension of the basic principles, both theoretical and practical, and  methodology of the more important fields in science and technology as to be able to work successfully in them; RA2.To be able, using arguments, strategies and procedures developed by themselves, to apply their knowledge and abilities to the successful solution of complex technological problems that require creating and innovative thinking; RA3.To be able to search for, collect and interpret relevant information and data to back up their conclusions including, whenever needed, the consideration of any social, scientific and ethical aspects relevant in their field of study; RA4.To be able to successfully manage themselves in the complex situations that might arise in their academic or professional fields of study and that might require the development of novel approaches or solutions; RA5.To be able to communicate, in a precise and clear manner, knowledge, methodologies, ideas, problems and solutions in their field or specialty to any kind of audience (specialist or not); RA6.To be aware of their own shortcomings and formative needs in their field of specialty, and to be able to plan and organize their own training with a high degree of independence. RA7.Students must possess the professional maturity necessary to choose and evaluate their work objectives in a reflexive, creative, self-determined
Description of contents: programme
1. Approximation theory 1.1 The Weierstrass Theorem and Taylor's Theorem 1.2 The minimax approximation problem 1.3 The least squares approximation problem 1.4 Orthogonal polynomials 1.5 Gaussian quadrature 1.6 Trigonometric approximation 1.7 The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) 2. Computation of eigenvalues and eigenvectors of dense matrices 2.1 The power method 2.2 Reduction to Hessenberg and tridiagonal forms 2.3 The QR method 2.4 Computing eigenvectors 2.5 Computing the Singular Value Decomposition of a matrix 3. Ordinary differential equations 3.1 Existence, uniqueness, and stability theory 3.2 One-step methods 3.3 Multistep methods 3.4 Predictor-corrector methods 3.5 Runge-kutta methods 3.6 System of ordinary differential equations 3.7 Stiff problems
Learning activities and methodology
AF1.THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL CLASSES. Knowledge and concepts students must acquire. Student receive course notes and will have basic reference texts to facilitatefollowing the classes and carrying out follow up work.Students partake in exercises to resolve practical problems and participatein workshops and an evaluation tests, all geared towards acquiring the necessary capabilities.Subjects with 6 ECTS are44 hours as a general rule/ 100% classroom instruction AF2.TUTORING SESSIONS. Individualized attendance (individual tutoring) or in-group (group tutoring) for students with a teacher.Subjects with 6 credits have 4 hours of tutoring/ 100% on- site attendance. AF3.STUDENT INDIVIDUAL WORK OR GROUP WORK.Subjects with 6 credits have 98 hours/0% on-site. AF8.WORKSHOPS AND LABORATORY SESSIONS. Subjects with 3 credits have 4 hours with 100% on-site instruction. Subjects with 6 credits have 8 hours/100% on-site instruction. MD1.THEORY CLASS. Classroom presentations by the teacher with IT and audiovisual support in which the subject`s main concepts are developed, while providing material and bibliography to complement student learning. MD2.PRACTICAL CLASS. Resolution of practical cases and problem, posed by the teacher, and carried out individually or in a group. MD3.TUTORING SESSIONS. Individualized attendance (individual tutoring sessions) or in-group (group tutoring sessions) for students with teacher as tutor. Subjects with 6 credits have 4 hours of tutoring/100% on-site. MD6.LABORATORY PRACTICAL SESSIONS. Applied/experimental learning/teaching in workshops and laboratories under the tutor's supervision.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Basic Bibliography
  • K. Atkinson. Elementary Numerical Analysis. Wiley. 2003
  • R. L. Burden, J. D. Faires. Numerical Analysis. Brooks/Cole. 2010
  • Uri M. Ascher, Chen Greif. A First Course on Numerical Methods. SIAM. 2011
Additional Bibliography
  • Butcher, J. C.. Numerical Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations. Wiley. 2008
  • Moler, C. B.. Numerical Computing with Matlab. SIAM. 2004
  • Quarteroni, A., Sacco, R., y Saleri, F.. Numerical Mathematics. Springer. 2007
  • Shen W.. An Introduction to Numerical Computation. World Scientific. 2016
  • Trefethen, L. N.. Approximation Theory and Approximation Practice. SIAM. 2012
  • Trefethen, L. N., y Bau, D., III. Numerical Linear Algebra. SIAM. 1997

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.