| week | date | topics | materials |
| 1 | 1,6 Sep | Introduction to numerical methods | |
| 2 | 8,13 Sep |
Introduction to
GNU Octave/MATLAB Mathematical background |
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| 3 | 15,20 Sep | Solving a nonlinear equation | |
| 4 | 22,27 Sep | Solving a system of equations | |
| 5 | 29 Sep, 4 Oct | ||
| 6 | 6, 11 Oct | Function approximation, curve fitting, and interpolation | |
| 7 | 13,18 Oct | ||
| 8 | 20,25 Oct | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | 27 Oct,1 Nov | Differentiation | |
| 10 | 3, 8 Nov | Integration | |
| 11 | 10,15 Nov | Introduction to ODE (ordinary differential equations) | |
| 12 | 17,22 Nov | ODE: Initial-Value Problems | |
| 13 | 24,29 Nov | ||
| 14 | 1,6 Dec | ODE: Boundary-Value Problems | |
| 15 | 8,13 Dec | More on numerical methods | |
| 16 | 15,20 Dec | Final exam |