Practical Numerical Analysis (2026-27)

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    Announcements Forum
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  Course Materials

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    Sheet 1 Assignment

    Opened: Saturday, 10 October 2026, 12:00 AM

    Due: Thursday, 22 October 2026, 9:00 AM

    Rootfinding, interpolation, and elliptic BVPs. The material for this sheet is contained in Lecture 1: Rootfinding, Lecture 2: Quadrature, and Lecture 3: Elliptic BVPs.

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    Sheet 2 Assignment

    Opened: Saturday, 17 October 2026, 12:00 AM

    Due: Thursday, 5 November 2026, 9:00 AM

    Numerical solution of initial value problems. The material for this sheet is contained in Lecture 4: Initial Value Problems: ODEs, Lecture 5: Initial Value Problems: ODEs, and Lecture 6: 1D Parabolic PDEs: Finite Difference Methods.

  • Select activity publish.py

    

    publish.py File

    To use publish.py, use a command of the form

    python publish.py solutions1.py 

    In order for this to work you will need to install the packages jupytext and nbconvert.

    This will generate an html file and a jupyter notebook.

  • Select activity Introduction to Practical Numerical Analysis

    

    Introduction to Practical Numerical Analysis File
  • Select activity Lecture 1: Rootfinding

    

    Lecture 1: Rootfinding File
  • Select activity Lecture 2: Quadrature

    

    Lecture 2: Quadrature File
  • Select activity Lecture 3: Elliptic BVPs

    

    Lecture 3: Elliptic BVPs File
  • Select activity Lecture 3: Inbuilt Functions in Python (Jupyter notebook)

    

    Lecture 3: Inbuilt Functions in Python (Jupyter notebook) File
  • Select activity Lecture 4: Initial Value Problems: ODEs

    

    Lecture 4: Initial Value Problems: ODEs File

    The \(\theta\)-method for solving initial value ODE problems.

  • Select activity Lecture 5: Initial Value Problems: ODEs

    

    Lecture 5: Initial Value Problems: ODEs File

    Runge-Kutta schemes for solving ODE initial value problems.

  • Select activity Lecture 6: 1D Parabolic PDEs: Finite Difference Methods

    

    Lecture 6: 1D Parabolic PDEs: Finite Difference Methods File
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  Intercollegiate Classes

  • Select activity Class Signup

    

    Class Signup Class registration

    Registration start: Monday, 5 October 2026, 12:00 PM

    Registration end: Friday, 6 November 2026, 12:00 PM
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    Class Tutor's Comments Assignment

    Class tutors will use this activity to provide overall feedback to students at the end of the course.
    

    Not available unless: You have signed up to a class