1. Data, its Arrangements and Measures:
Introduction: Data, Data Array; Frequency Distribution Construction and Graphic representation. Mean,
median, mode and standard deviation.
2. Probability and Probability Distributions:
Introduction: Definition probability and Probability Distribution; Conditional probability; Random
variables, Poisson, Normal and Binomial distributions.
3. Sampling and Sampling Distributions:
Introduction: Fundamentals of Sampling, Large samples, small samples; Normal sampling distributions;
Sampling distribution of the means, t-Distribution, F-Distribution, Chi-square Distribution.
4. Errors in Numerical Calculations:
Errors and their analysis, general error formula, errors in a series approximation
5. Solution of Algebraic and Transcendental Equations:
Bisection method, iteration method, Method of false position,, Newton -Raphson method, solution of
systems of non linear equations.
6. Interpolation Method:
Finite difference, forward, backward and central difference, Difference of polynomial, Newton’s
formulae for interpolation, central difference interpolation formulae, Interpolation with unevenly spaced
points, Newton's general interpolation formula, interpolation by iteration.
7. Numerical Differentiation and Integration:
Numerical differentiation, maximum and minimum values of a tabulated function; Numerical Integrationtrapezoidal
rule, Simpson1/3 rule, Simpsons 3/8 rule, Newton-cots integration formulae; Euler-Meclaurin
formula, Gaussian integration(One dimensional only)
8. Solution of Linear Systems of Equations:
Gauss Elimination method (fall and banded symmetric and unsymmetric systems), Gauss Jordon method.
Eigen value problems (Power method only).
9. Numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations:
Solution by Taylor's series, Prediction -correction method, Boundary value problems, Prediction corrector
method, Euler's and modified Euler's method, Runge-Kutta method, finite difference methods. Finite
difference approximation to derivatives, Solution to Laplaces equation- Jacobi's method, Gauss -Siedel
method.