2. Objectives Understand the fundamental concept of numerical method Know the significances and impacts of applying numerical method to practical problems Be able to apply numerical methods in practice

3. Course descriptions Errors in numerical method and their effect –Round-off error –Approximation error Numerical integration and differential Solving solution for nonlinear equation –Newton Raphson Solving large differential equation system Optimization –Steepest Descent –Conjugate Gradient –Ant Colony)

4. Learning outcomes Ethics/responsibility/accountability Wisdom Communication skill Knowledge

5. How to evaluate students’ learning outcomes Delay of submission Assignment/examination paper Assignment/class participation

6. Marking plan Quiz/Class participation 20% Project based assignment 20% Midterm 25% Final examination 35% Material : fivedots.coe.psu.ac.th/~mitchai Announce: classstart.org

7. Study Hour Lecture Hours Tue 08.00-08.50 AM R 301-1 Thu 08.00-09.00 AM R301-1 10.00-10.30 AM R301-1 Consult Hour Wed 03.00-04.00 PM (New build. 2.5 Fl) Teaching assistant Mr. Sahapong Somwong (Some)

8. References [1] S. C. Chapra and R. P. Canale, Numerical Methods for Engineers with Software and Programming Applications (International edition), 4 th ed.,McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2002. [2] S. L. Campbell, J-P Chancelier and R. Nikoukhah, Modeling and Simulation in Scilab/Scicos, Springer Science and Business Media, Inc, 2006. [3] S.C Chapra, Applied Numerical Methods with MATLAB, McGraw- Hill, 2 nd, 2008. [4] Mathworks, MATLAB Users’s Guide [5] Microsoft Excel User’s Guide