Faculty of Science

Objectives

To expose the student to a range of numerical techniques, software tools and examples to solve scientific problems. With the help of software such as MATLAB and suitable case studies and projects, the course aims to balance rigour with practicality.

Contents

Numerical solution of ordinary differential equation; stiff systems; boundary value problems; numerical solution of partial differential equation; optimisation methods; the use of MATLAB, Maple, or similar software for numerical or algebraic computations; coding numerical solutions.