Numerical Linear Algebra (MDES621) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Numerical Linear Algebra MDES621 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course is designed to give engineering students in graduate level the expertise necessary to understand and use computational methods for the approximate/numerical solution of linear algebra problems that arise in many different fields of science like electrical networks, solid mechanics, signal analysis and optimisation. The emphasis is on methods for linear algebra problems such as solutions of linear systems, least squares problems and eigenvalue-eigenvector problems, the effect of roundoff on algorithms and the citeria for choosing the best algorithm for the mathematical structure of the problem under consideration.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • After successful completion of the course the student will be able to: 1-choose an efficient method to solve (large) linear systems, eigenvalue problems and least squares problems coming from a certain application field, 2-implement the methods and/or algorithms as computer code and use them to solve applied problems, 3-discuss the numerical methods and/or algorithms with respect to stability, applicability, reliability, conditioning, accuracy, computational complexity and efficiency.
Course Content Floating point computations, vector and matrix norms, direct methods for the solution of linear systems, least squares problems, eigenvalue problems, singular value decomposition, iterative methods for linear systems.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to numerical computations. Vector and matrix norms Read related sections in references
2 Condition numbers and conditioning, Stability, Propogation of roundoff errors Read related sections in references
3 Direct methods for linear systems, Gaussian elimination, Pivoting, Stability. LU and Cholesky decompositions Read related sections in references
4 LU and Cholesky decompositions (cont.) Operation counts, Error analysis, Perturbation theory, Special linear systems Read related sections in references
5 Least Squares. Orthogonal matrices, Normal equations, QR factorization Read related sections in references
6 Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization, Householder triangularization, Least Squares problems Read related sections in references
7 Eigenproblem. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Gersgorin’s circle theorem, Iterative methods for eigenvalue problems Read related sections in references
8 Power, Inverse Power and Shifted Power methods, Rayleigh quotients, Similarity transformations, Reduction to Hessenberg and tridiagonal forms Read related sections in references
9 QR algorithm for eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Other eigenvalue algorithms. Singular Value Decomposition Read related sections in references
10 SVD(cont.) and connection with Lesat Squares problem, Computing the SVD using the QR algorithm Read related sections in references
11 Iterative Methods for Linear Systems. Basic iterative methods, Jacobi, and Gauss-Seidel methods Read related sections in references
12 Richardson and SOR methods, Convergence analysis of the iterative methods Read related sections in references
13 Krylov subspace Methods, Preconditioning and preconditioners Read related sections in references
14 General Review -
15 General Review -
16 Final exam -

Sources

Course Book 1. L.N. Trefethen and D. Bau, III, Numerical Linear Algebra, SIAM, 1997.
2. J.W.Demmel, Applied Numerical Linear Algebra, SIAM, 1997
Other Sources 3. G.H. Golub and C.F. van Loan. Matrix Computations, John Hopkin’s University Press, 3rd edition, 1996.
4. A. Greenbaum, Iterative Methods for Solving Linear Systems, SIAM, 1997.
5. C.D. Meyer, Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra, SIAM, 2000.
6. O. Axelsson, Iterative Solution Methods, Cambridge University Press, 1996.
7. D.S. Watkins, Fundamentals on Matrix Computations, John Wiley and Sons, 1991.
8. K.E.Atkinson, An Introduction to Numericall Analysis, John Wiley and Sons, 1999.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 5 10
Homework Assignments 7 9
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 46
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 35
Toplam 15 100
Percentage of Semester Work 65
Percentage of Final Work 35
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Has the ability to apply scientific knowledge gained in the undergraduate education and to expand and extend knowledge in the same or in a different area. X
2 Has the ability to obtain, to evaluate, to interpret and to apply information by doing scientific research. X
3 Can apply gained knowledge and problem solving abilities in inter-disciplinary research. X
4 Has the ability to work independently within research area, to state the problem, to develop solution techniques, to solve the problem, to evaluate the obtained results and to apply them when necessary. X
5 Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to improve systematic approaches to produce solutions in unexpected complicated situations related to the area of study. X
6 Can develop strategies, implement plans and principles on the area of study and can evaluate obtained results within the framework. X
7 Can develop and extend the knowledge in the area and to use them with scientific, social and ethical responsibility. X
8 Has the ability to follow recent developments within the area of research, to support research with scientific arguments and data, to communicate the information on the area of expertise in a systematically by means of written report and oral/visual presentation. X
9 Has proficiency in English language and has the ability to communicate with colleagues and to follow the innovations in mathematics and related fields. X
10 Has software and hardware knowledge in the area of expertise, and has proficient information and communication technology knowledge. X
11 Has professional ethical consciousness and responsibility which takes into account the universal and social dimensions in the process of data collection, interpretation, implementation and declaration of results in mathematics and its applications. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 7 3 21
Quizzes/Studio Critics 5 1 5
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 8 16
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 132