CNG371 SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
| Course Code: | 3550371 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Computer Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The aim of the course is to teach students the numerical solutions of the problems mentioned in the description with examples taken from engineering problems, to show how to handle these problems numerically and solve them by designing efficient algorithms on the computer systems.
Course Content
Accuracy in numerical analysis. The sources and propagations of errors. Solution of non-linear equations. Interpolating polynomials. Solution of linear algebraic equations. Least squares curve fitting. Numerical integration.
Course Learning Outcomes
This course is an introduction to Scientific Computing. Emphasis of the course is on algorithms that play a very important role in several areas of Computer Science such as data analytics, machine learning, computer graphics and others. We will incorparate illustrations from real world applications mostly from Computer Science and other areas of science and engineering