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Details for the Course Syllabus for Course NUMN19F valid from Spring 2021

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General
Aim
  • The overall goal of the course is to provide an introduction to classical results and numerical algorithms within approximation theory and prepare the participants for further studies in mathematics and computationally oriented subjects. The purpose is further to develop the participants' ability to solve problems, communicate mathematical reasoning, assess mathematical algorithms and translate them into effective code.

Contents
  • The course treats:
    • The approximation problem: Norms, approximation spaces, the Weierstrass theorem.
    • Theory of best approximation in Euclidean spaces: Existence, uniqueness, characterisation theorems, duals.
    • Construction of best approximations: Orthogonality, Chebyshev polynomials, Haar spaces, the exchange algorithm.

Knowledge and Understanding
  • For a passing grade the doctoral student must
  • be able to motivate and exemplify the need for approximations of functions, both from the theoretical and the computational point of view

    be able to describe how to find good approximations with respect to different norms, in particular the 1-, 2- and supremum-norms, and give an account of the difficulties in each of these cases,

    be able to give an account of the relation between the topology of the approximation space and the existence and uniqueness of best approximations,

    be able to formulate the main theorems of approximation theory, especially the characterisation theorems and the Weierstrass theorem, and outline their proofs.
Competences and Skills
  • For a passing grade the doctoral student must
  • be able to identify the relevant approximation algorithm for a given situation, and write a computer program which implements it

    be able to present solutions and numerical results for problems such as the above ones in written and oral form,

    be able to, with adequate terminology and in a logical and well-structured manner, explain the design of the numerical methods and algorithms included in the course.
Judgement and Approach
  • For a passing grade the doctoral student must
  • be able to argue for the importance of approximation theory as a tool in mathematics,computational technology and related subjects.

Types of Instruction
  • Lectures
  • Miscellaneous
  • Theoretical and practical assignments.
Examination Formats
  • Oral exam
  • Written assignments
  • Failed, pass
Admission Requirements
Assumed Prior Knowledge
Selection Criteria
Literature
  • Iske, A.: Approximation Theory and Algorithms for Data Analysis. Springer, 2019. ISBN 9783030052270.
Further Information
Course code
  • NUMN19F
Administrative Information
  • 2020-09-24
  • Professor Thomas Johansson

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