Bachelor
2024/2025
Foundations of Computational Methods
Type:
Compulsory course (Information and Communication Technologies and Systems)
Area of studies:
Infocommunication Technologies and Systems
Delivered by:
School of Electronic Engineering
When:
3 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Sergey Vartanov
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Numerical computations historically play a crucial role in natural sciences and engineering. These days however, it’s not only traditional «hard sciences»: whether you do digital humanities or biotechnology, whether you design novel materials or build artificial intelligence systems, virtually any quantitative work involves some amount of numerical computing . These days, you hardly ever implement the whole computation yourselves from scratch. We rely on libraries which package tried-and-tested, battle-hardened numerical primitives. It is vanishingly rare however that a library contains a single pre-packaged routine which does all what you need. Numerical computing involves assembling these building blocks into computational pipelines. This kind of work requires a general understanding of basic numerical methods, their strengths and weaknesses, their limitations and their failure modes. And this is exactly what this course is about. It is meant to be an introductory, foundational course in numerical analysis, with the focus on basic ideas. We will review and develop basic characteristics of numerical algorithms (convergence, approximation, stability, computational complexity and so on), and will illustrate them with several classic problems in numerical mathematics. You will also work on implementing abstract mathematical constructions into working prototypes of numerical code. Upon completion of this course, you will have an overview of the main ideas of numerical computing, and will have a solid foundation for reading up on and working with more advanced numerical needs of your specific subject area. As prerequisites for this course, we assume a basic command of college-level mathematics (linear algebra and calculus, mostly), and a basic level of programming proficiency.
Learning Objectives
- Basic command of modern numerical methods of applied maths
- Basic use of common packages and libraries for numeric and scientific computing
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Ability to choose an appropriate numerical method for a given problem.
- Experience working with modern software packages and libraries for numerical and scientific computing.
- Knowledge of mathematical foundations of numerical methods used in contemporary fundamental and applied research and development.
Course Contents
- Numerical mathematics.
- Matrix factorizations
- Systems of linear equations: direct methods.
- Systems of linear equations: iterative methods.
- Nonlinear equations and systems of equations.
- Interpolation of functions.
- Numerical differentiation
- Numerical integration
- Initial value problem for ODEs
Assessment Elements
- Контрольная работа номер 1Контрольная работа включает в себя задания по темам, пройденным в первом модуле учебного года
- Контрольная работа номер 2Контрольная работа включает в себя задания по темам, пройденным во втором модуле учебного года
- Посещаемость и семинарская активность
- Финальный экзамен
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 2nd module0.2 * Контрольная работа номер 1 + 0.2 * Контрольная работа номер 2 + 0.05 * Посещаемость и семинарская активность + 0.05 * Посещаемость и семинарская активность + 0.5 * Финальный экзамен
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Higham, N. J., & Dennis, M. R. (2015). The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1426583
- Вычислительные методы для инженеров : учеб. пособие для вузов, Амосов, А. А., 2003
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- William H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling, & Brian P. Flannery. (1992). Numerical Recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing. Second Edition. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.9CFCD6AE
- Wright, S. J., & Nocedal, J. (2015). Numerical optimization. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.92C9B6B0
- Численные методы : учеб. пособие для вузов, Калиткин, Н. Н., 2011
- Численные методы, Самарский, А. А., 1989