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SYDE 621Mathematics of Computation

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Systems Design Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Review of mathematical and computational preliminaries; sources of error in floating-point arithmetic; solution of linear equations, eigen value problems, singular value decomposition, non-linear equations, ordinary differential equations and issues in designing mathematical software. The emphasis in this course will be on solution techniques rather than modelling and equation formulation.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

One post or comment in 1 thread mentions SYDE 621, September 2020 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2020

Swapping ECE 606 for SYDE 621 2 points, 2 comments

u/WaterlooEE: “… Is SYDE 621 (Mathematics of computation) worth switching for ECE 606 (Algorithms). The 606 TA's are quite bad at marking - like they either don't know 1st year undergrad induction or how to read - and I'm trying to optimize a high GPA. …”

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In 42 terms, Fall 2006 to Winter 2024