P081 Programming Numerical Computations

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2000
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petr Mejzlík, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Karel Pala, CSc.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Petr Mejzlík, Dr.
Prerequisites
M000 Calculus I && M004 Linear Algebra and Geometry II
Prerequisites: courses M000 Calculus I and M004 Linear Algebra and Geometry II, knowledge of C and elements of object-oriented programming.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • Representation of floating-point numbers. Rounding errors of elementary operations. Accuracy and stability of numerical computations. Solution of nonlinear equations. Numerical quadrature.
  • Representation of matrices in C. Object-oriented implementation of matrix computations. The STL (Standard Template Library) with regard to numerical computations. Optimization of numerical programs. Numerical algorithms libraries. Calling FORTRAN subroutines from C and C+.
  • Practical solution of linear algebra problems. Stability of the solution of the least squares problem.
Literature
  • ACTON, Forman S. REAL Computing made real :preventing errors in scientific and engineering calculations. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996, XV, 259 s. ISBN 0-691-03663-2. info
  • HIGHAM, Nicholas J. Accuracy and stability of numerical algorithms. Philadelphia: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1996, xxviii, 68. ISBN 0-89871-355-2. info
  • STROUSTRUP, Bjarne. The C++ programming language. 3rd ed. Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1997, x, 910 s. ISBN 0-201-88954-4. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1997, Spring 1999, Spring 2001, Spring 2002.
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