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Numerical Methods Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for a third-year B.Sc. Mathematics course on Numerical Methods at Bharathiar University. It covers various topics including the solution of algebraic and transcendental equations, finite differences, interpolation, numerical differentiation, integration, and ordinary differential equations. Each unit includes specific lessons and methods such as the Newton-Raphson method, Gauss elimination, and Runge-Kutta methods.

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Numerical Methods Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for a third-year B.Sc. Mathematics course on Numerical Methods at Bharathiar University. It covers various topics including the solution of algebraic and transcendental equations, finite differences, interpolation, numerical differentiation, integration, and ordinary differential equations. Each unit includes specific lessons and methods such as the Newton-Raphson method, Gauss elimination, and Runge-Kutta methods.

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B.Sc. MATHEMATICS

THIRD YEAR

APPLICATION ORIENTED SUBJECT

NUMERICAL METHODS

BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
COIMBATORE – 641 046
NUMERICAL METHODS

CONTENTS

Lessons Page No.

UNIT I
THE SOLUTION OF NUMERICAL ALGEBRAIC 1
LESSON 1 AND TRANSCENDENTAL EQUATIONS

LESSON 2 SOLUTION OF LINEAR SYSTEM OF 26


ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS

UNIT II
LESSON 3 FINITE DIFFERENCES 61

LESSON 4 INTERPOLATION (FOR EQUAL INTERVAL): 80

UNIT - III
LESSON 5 DIVIDED DIFFERENCES 111

LESSON6 NUMERICAL DIFFERENTIATION 134

UNIT - IV
LESSON 7 NUMERICAL INTEGRATION 154

LESSON 8 DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS 177

UNIT - V
LESSON 9 SOLUTION OF ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL 203
EQUATION
(Syllabus)
APPLICATION ORIENTED SUBJECT

NUMERICAL METHODS

Unit 1:
The solution of numerical algebraic and transcendental Equations:
Bisection method- Iteration method -Convergence condition - Regula Falsi method –
Newton-Raphson method - Convergence Criteria - Order of Convergence.

Solution of linear system of algebraic equations - Gauss elimination method, Gauss Jordan
method - Method of triangularisation – Crouts method, Gauss Jacobi method - Gauss Seidel
method.

Unit II:
Finite Differences:
Differences – operators – forward and backward difference tables – Differences of a
polynomial – Factorial polynomial – Error propagation in difference table.
Interpolation (for equal interval):
Newton’s forward and backward difference formulae - Equidistant terms with one or
more missing values - Central differences and Central difference table – Gauss forward and
backward formulae – Stirling’s formula.

Unit III. Interpolation (for unequal intervals):


Divided differences – Properties - Relations between divided differences and forward
differences - Newton’s divided differences formula – Lagrange formula and inverse
interpolation.

Numerical Differentiations:
Newton’s forward and backward formulae to compute the derivatives – Derivative using
Stirling formulae – to find maxima and minima of the function given the tabular values.

Unit IV
Numerical Integration:
Newtons – Cote’s formula – Trapezoidal rule – Simpson’s 1/3rd and 3/8th rules –
Gaussian quadrature.

Difference Equation:
Order and degree of a difference equation – solving homogeneous and non homogeneous
linear differential equation.
Unit V
Numerical solution of ODE (first order only)
Taylor series method – Euler’s method – improved and modified Euler’s method – Runge
Kutta method (fourth order Runge Kutta method only).

Milne’s predictor corrector formulae – Adam-Bashforth predictor corrector formulae –


solution of ordinary differential equations by finite difference method (for second order ODE).

Treatment as in
Kandasamy. P, Thilagavathi.K and Gunavathi K “Numerical methods” – S. Chand and
Company LTD, New Delhi – Revised Edition 2007.(Chapters : 3,4,5,6,7and 8). (Chapters: 9, 10,
11, Appendix and Appendix E).

References

1. Venkataraman M.K., Numerical Methods in Science and Engineering, National Publishing


Company V edition 1999.

2. Sankara Rao K, Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers , 2nd Edition,
Prentice Hall India, 2004.

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