Catalog Description

Introduces numerical methods for the solution of single variable equations, linear systems, and differential equations. Covers polynomial interpolation, cubic splines, and numerical differentiation and integration.

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• Textbook Web site with source code
• Octave home page
• Enthought Python This is good choice for Windows or MacOS as it includes all necessary extra libraries for numerical work, including NumPy. This is a commercial product but is free for acadmic use.
• Python home page
• SciPy & NumPy Numerical Python
• Sage and Gordon's Sage server
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• Bitvise Tunnelier, a free-for-personal-use SSH terminal and file transfer program.