| week | date | topics | materials |
| 1 | 29,31 Aug | Introduction to numerical methods | |
| 2 | 5,7 Sep |
Introduction to
GNU Octave/MATLAB Mathematical background Solving a nonlinear equation |
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| 3 | 12,14 Sep | Out of town | |
| 4 | 19,21 Sep | Solving a system of equations | |
| 5 | 26,28 Sep | Function approximation, curve fitting, and interpolation | |
| 6 | 3,5 Oct | Differentiation | |
| 7 | 10,12 Oct | Integration | |
| 8 | 17,19 Oct | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | 24,26 Oct | Introduction to ODE (ordinary differential equations) | |
| 10 | 31 Oct,2 Nov | ODE: Initial-Value Problems | |
| 11 | 7,9 Nov | ||
| 12 | 14,16 Nov | ODE: Boundary-Value Problems | |
| 13 | 21,23 Nov | ||
| 14 | 28,30 Nov | More on numerical methods | |
| 15 | 5,7 Dec | ||
| 16 | 12,14 Dec | Final exam |