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December 10 1999
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Dr Steven Siems (Clayton), Dr Cristina Varsavsky (Caulfield)
4 points + 39 lectures and 13 support/practice classes + Second semester + Clayton/Caulfield + Prerequisite: ENG1902 + Corequisite: ENG1603 + Prohibitions: MAT2901, MAT2920, MAT2930 or MAC2912
Synopsis: Linear algebra: solution of nxn linear systems, eigenvalue problems, ill-conditioning, iterative methods. Solution of nonlinear equations: bracketing and Newton methods; interpolation and least-squares curve fitting. Ordinary differential equations: revision of first-order and second-order constant coefficient DEs, initial and boundary-value problems, analytical and numerical approaches.
Assessment: Examination (2 hours): 80% + Tests and assignments: 20%
wwwdev@monash.edu.au
December 10 1999