COMPSCI 4X03
Scientific Computation
Fall 2025
Topics
- Computer arithmetic
- Stability
- Sensitivity
- Numerical methods for polynomial manipulation
- Interpolation
- Data fitting
- Integration
- Differentiation
- Solving linear and non-linear systems
- Ordinary differential equations and eigenvalue problems
Readings
- eBook: Numerical Mathematics and Computing, Retail Price: $77.95
- Optional: Student Solutions Manual, Retail Price: $97.95
- [Unspecified] D. Goldberg. What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Course outline / syllabus ↗Fall 2025