Course Title: Numerical Methods
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6050
Course Title: Numerical Methods
Portfolio: SET
Nominal Hours: 60.0
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
BUSM6022L |
City Campus |
TAFE |
155T Life & Physical Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2010 |
Course Contact: Selva Venkatesan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4964
Course Contact Email: selva.venkatesan@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
Learners should able to understand the concept of obtaining an approximate numerical solution to mathematical problems which are not amenable to solution by analytical techniques. Also they need to see the pitfalls in relying on results obtained without proper selection of numerical techniques and careful analysis of results.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Satisfactory completion of Calculus, Vectors and Mathematical Transforms
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
UTENES008A Provide technical leadership in the workplace |
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Learning Outcomes
1. Implement selected algorithms, both by hand and writing a computer program
2. Compare different algorithms with regard to efficiency and accuracy.
3. Analyse the errors in a numerical solution.
4. Report work undertaken on problems in a clear and comprehensive manner
5 Application of appropriate methods for solving non-linear equations, comparing efficiency and convergence of each method.
6. Use and compare various methods for obtaining approximate solutions to systems of linear equations.
7. Compare various algorithms for obtaining numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations.
8. Apply the concept of and use interpolation methods
Overview of Assessment
Test 1 worth 50%
Test 2 worth 50%