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CMPUT 340 - Introduction to Numerical Methods


Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-1S-3
Fee index 6
Faculty Science
Department Computing Science
Typically Offered either term

Description
Computer arithmetic and errors. The study of computational methods for solving problems in linear algebra, non-linear equations, optimization, interpolation and approximation, and integration. This course will provide a basic foundation in numerical methods that supports further study in machine learning; computer graphics, vision and multimedia; robotics; and other topics in Science and Engineering. Prerequisites: CMPUT 204 or 275; MATH 125, 214; one of STAT 141, 151, 235 or 265 or SCI 151.