Introduction to scientific computing: floating point arithmetic, algorithm design, error analysis, ill-conditioning. Zero-finding. Linear equations. Interpolation. Integration. Least-squares fitting. Effective use of library programs, with discussion of their limitations and some aspects of their design and implementation. (21/0/0/15/0) PREREQUISITES: APSC 142, APSC 172, APSC 174 EXCLUSION: MTHE 272 (MATH 272)
