CAS 727 Desgin of Numerical Software
Term 2, 2011-2012
Instructor
Dr. Sanzheng Qiao, ITB246, ext. 27234
qiao@cas.mcmaster.ca, http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/~qiao
Schedule
First class: Jan. 4, Wednesday, 10:30, ITB222
Monday, 14:00-15:30 and Wednesday, 10:30-12:00, ITB222
Course description
Computer number representations and floating-point arithmetic;
sources of numerical errors; subtleties in numerical computing;
accuracy, efficiency, robustness, and portability
of numerical software; estimating numerical errors; specifying
and testing numerical software.
Format
Lectures, individual projects, and presentations.
Grading
Grade is based on the correctness and thoroughness of
the project and presentation.
Lecture Notes
- Part 1: Elements of Foating-point Arithmetic
slides,
notes
- Part 2: Design of Numerical Software
(pdf)
- Part 3: Testing
(pdf)
- Part 4: Performance
(pdf)
- Lattice Basis Reduction:
Part 1,
Part 2
Projects
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