MAT212 Mathematics 212 (20 credits)

[Pre-requisites: MAT105 (or MAM151 and MAM152)]

[Co-requisite: MAT211]
Main Content:
 First-Order equations
 Homogeneous linear differential equations with constant coefficients.
 Nonhomogeneous linear differential equations.
 Numercial solutions of nonlinear algebraic equations.
 Newton’s methods for systems of nonlinear equations.
 Polynomial Interpolation.
 Numerical differentiations and numerical integration.
 Iterative methods for linear system.
Main Outcomes. On completing this module students will be able to:
 Formulate differential equations from given physical situations.
 Solve linear ordinary differential equations.
 Interpret the solutions in the given physical context.
 Solve linear systems of differential equations.
 Use Newton’s method to solve systems of nonlinear equations.
 Use different formulas for polynomial interpolation
Use different formulas to numerical differentiation and numerical integration with error
estimates