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MATH 455Introduction to Numerical Analysis I

3 credits · Mathematics · Penn State

Floating point computation, numerical rootfinding, interpolation, numerical quadrature, direct methods for linear systems. Students may take only one course for credit from MATH 451 and MATH 455 .

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “( CMPSC 201 or CMPSC 202 or CMPSC 121 or CMPSC 131 ) and MATH 220 and ( MATH 230 or MATH 231 )”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 4 · Fall (2 programs).

One of the options in (1)

  • Information Sciences and Technology for Industrial Engineering, Minor
What it opens up

Courses that list MATH 455 as a prerequisite (2)

  • CMPSC 456 Introduction to Numerical Analysis II
  • MATH 456 Introduction to Numerical Analysis II