AST 5760 Computational Astrophysics

Introduction To Numerical Methods In The Context Of Observational And Theoretical Astrophysics. The Course Covers Interpolation, Approximation, Minimization And Optimization, Solution Of Linear Systems Of Equations, Random Number Generation, Function Integration, Numerical Differentiation, Numerical Integration Of Ordinary Differential Equations, Stiff Systems Of Odes, Survey Of Methods For Partial Differential Equations (poisson Equation, Heat Diffusion, Hydrodynamics)