Numerical Methods
Jeffrey R. Chasnov
Adapted for :
Numerical Methods for Engineers
Click to view a promotional video
, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Department of Mathematics
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Copyright ○
c 2012 by Jeffrey Robert Chasnov
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. To
view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/hk/ or send
a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105,
USA.
,Preface
What follows were my lecture notes for Math 3311: Introduction to Numerical Meth-
ods, taught at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Math 3311,
with two lecture hours per week, was primarily for non-mathematics majors and
was required by several engineering departments.
I also have some free online courses on Coursera. A lot of time and effort has gone
into their production, and the video lectures for these courses are of high quality.
You can click on the links below to explore these courses.
If you want to learn differential equations, have a look at
Differential Equations for Engineers
If your interests are matrices and elementary linear algebra, try
Matrix Algebra for Engineers
If you want to learn vector calculus (also known as multivariable calculus, or calcu-
lus three), you can sign up for
Vector Calculus for Engineers
And if your interest is numerical methods, have a go at
Numerical Methods for Engineers
Jeffrey R. Chasnov
Hong Kong
February 2021
iii
,
Jeffrey R. Chasnov
Adapted for :
Numerical Methods for Engineers
Click to view a promotional video
, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Department of Mathematics
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Copyright ○
c 2012 by Jeffrey Robert Chasnov
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. To
view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/hk/ or send
a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105,
USA.
,Preface
What follows were my lecture notes for Math 3311: Introduction to Numerical Meth-
ods, taught at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Math 3311,
with two lecture hours per week, was primarily for non-mathematics majors and
was required by several engineering departments.
I also have some free online courses on Coursera. A lot of time and effort has gone
into their production, and the video lectures for these courses are of high quality.
You can click on the links below to explore these courses.
If you want to learn differential equations, have a look at
Differential Equations for Engineers
If your interests are matrices and elementary linear algebra, try
Matrix Algebra for Engineers
If you want to learn vector calculus (also known as multivariable calculus, or calcu-
lus three), you can sign up for
Vector Calculus for Engineers
And if your interest is numerical methods, have a go at
Numerical Methods for Engineers
Jeffrey R. Chasnov
Hong Kong
February 2021
iii
,
