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Gongo La Mboto, Pugu Road

P.O Box 9790, Dar es Salaam–Tanzania


Tel: …………………………………
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.kiut.ac.tz
FACULTY OF COMPUTING MANAGEMENT AND SOCIALSCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING

DATE: 19th MARCH 2024


SUBJECT: COURSE FILE
1. Particulars:
a) Course Instructor: CHRISTOPHER KAHOLA
b) Day Time Contact:+255 679 986904
c) Email: [email protected]
d) Course Title/Subject: Introduction to Scientific Computing
e) Course Code: DCS 2202
f) Notional Hours Per Week: 3 Hours
g) Time of the Week: Thursday 04:15 PM – 05:15 PM (Theory) Friday 10:15 AM -12:15
PM;
h) Venue: H12
i) Mode of Assessment: Lectures, reading assignment and Class discussions
j) Study Session: Day
k) Course Program: Diploma in Computer Science(DCS)
l) Coordinating Department: Department of Computing
m) Semester and Year of Study: Semester One of 2023/2024
n) Academic Year: 2023/2024

2. Lecture Requirements
a) Prerequisite: None
b) Learning Context: The Course will be taught through lectures, discussions, assignments,
practical session
c) Learning Materials: White Boards, Marker pens, Handouts, Laptop Computer, Projector

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3. Course Requirements:
d) Assessment Details and Related Requirements:

 Continuous assessment tests (CAT 1 & CAT 2) 30

 Class assignment(Individual and Group) 10

 End of semester examination 60

Total 100

4. Description of the Course Unit: This course provides an overview of scientific computing,
i. e. of the different tasks to be tackled on the way towards powerful numerical simulations.
Starting from mathematical models (derivation, analysis, and classification; various
examples), their numerical treatment is discussed (discretization of differential systems,
grid generation). The course is conceived as an introduction to the thriving field of
numerical simulation for computer scientists, mathematicians, engineers, or natural
scientists without an already strong background in numerical method

5. Overall Learning Outcomes:


 Development of algorithms for the numerical solution of mathematical problems

 The study of the numerical stability of these algorithms

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6. Course Plan in the Semester
S/No Week Topic to be Covered Time/Durati Teaching References
and on Methodology
Month
of Study
Week 1: Topic 1: Basic 3 Hours  Lectures  Facilitator’s
Calculus  Class compiled
 Functions and discussions notes
functions  Reading
notation. assignment
 Limits
 Derivatives
 Integrals

Week 2: Topic 2: Root finding 3 Hours  Lectures  Facilitator’s


 Bisection  Class compiled
method discussion
 Reading notes
 Fixed Point
Iteration assignment
 Newton’s
method
 Secant method

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Week 3: Topic 3 Hours  Lectures  Facilitator’s
3:Combinatorics  Class compiled
 Fundamental discussion
Theorem of notes
 Reading
Counting
 Factorial assignment
Notations
 Permutation
 Combinations
Week 4: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST 1
Week 5: Topic 3: Errors and 3 Hours  Lectures  Facilitator’s
Error propagation  Class compiled
 Relative error, discussion
Absolute error  Reading notes
and Cancelation assignment
 Truncation error
 Iterative
methods

Week 6: Topic 4: Interpolation 3 Hours  Lectures  Facilitator’s


 The  Class compiled
Vandermonde discussion
 Reading notes
Matrix
 Lagrange Form assignment
 Hermite
Interpolation

Wee 7: Topic 5: Local 3 Hours  Lectures  Facilitator’s


Analysis  Class compiled
 Taylor series discussion
and asymptotic  Reading notes
expansions assignment
 Numerical
Differentiation

Week 8: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST 2

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Week 9: Topic 5: Local 3 Hours  Lectures  Facilitator’s
Analysis  Class compiled
 Integration discussion
 The methods of notes
 Reading
undetermined assignment
coefficients

Week Topic 6: 3 Hours  Lectures  Facilitator’s


10:
Approximating  Class compiled
Functions discussion
 Polynomial  Reading notes
interpolation assignment
 Newton
interpolation
formula

Week Topic 6: 3 Hours  Lectures  Facilitator’s


11:
Approximating  Class compiled
Functions discussion
 Lagrange  Reading notes
interpolation assignment
formula

Week Topic 6: 3 Hours  Lectures  Facilitator’s


12:
Approximating  Class compiled
Functions discussion
 Discrete Fourier notes
 Reading
transform assignment

Week FINAL EXAM


13:

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