TANA21 · 6 credits · Basic level (G1F) · Matematik, Tillämpad matematik

Scientific Computing

Active · next start HT 2026

97%

passed the latest ordinary exam

TEN1 · 31 Oct 2025 · 265 students

96%

passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years

TEN1 · 977 students

14%

Harder than 14% of courses at basic level

Compared with 874 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 463 students.

Part of 9 programmes

Exam

TEN1 Written examination

Ordinary exams

96% passed · 977 students

31 Oct 202597%265

1 Nov 202494%198
28 Oct 202396%196
30 Oct 202294%154
29 Oct 202197%164

Re-exams

89% passed · 64 students

8 Jan 202678%9
1 Sep 2025100%5
25 Aug 202560%5
9 Jan 2025100%9
4 Jan 202482%11
7 Jan 2023100%14
8 Jan 202291%11

Pass the re-exam: 89% (64 students), compared with 96% (977 students) on the ordinary exam
Get 4 or 5: 68% (1,041 students)

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Other modules

Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.

Hand-in or lab

LAB1 Laboratory work

Main rounds

100% passed · 888 students

12 Nov 2025100%258
19 Nov 2024100%175
7 Nov 2023100%174
10 Nov 2022100%128
16 Nov 2021100%153

Later rounds

100% passed · 55 students

25 Nov 2025100%6
21 Nov 2025100%9
14 Nov 2025100%5
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20 Nov 2023100%13
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Pass a later round: 100% (55 students), compared with 100% (888 students) on the ordinary exam

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About the course

Aim

Computational mathematics is the art of developing and analysing numerical algorithms for solving mathematical problems in for example natural science and technology. After finishing the course the student should be able to

explain and separate fundamental terms and concepts in computationl mathematics
use a selection of numerical algorithms for solving given mathematical problems using a pocket calculator
estimate the accuracy of calculated results
use mathematical software

Content

Error analysis: Round off, truncation, error propagation and cancellation.
Floting point numbers: Floating point systems, machine epsilon and round off.
Linear systems of equations: LU decomposition, pivoting, backward and forward substitution, condition and arithmetic complexity.
Interpolation and approximation: Newton's and Lagrange's methods, splines, Horner's scheme, least squares and overdetermined systems.
Differentiation and integration: Difference approximation, order of accuracy, the trapezoidal rule and Simpon's rule.
Ordinary differential equations: Runge Kutta methods, local and global truncation error, stability and convergence. Finite difference method.
Non-linear equations: The bisection method, Newton-Raphson's method, fixed point iteration, condition and order of convergence.

Examiner: Andrew Winters
Scheduled hours: 48 h
Main field of study: Matematik, Tillämpad matematik

Syllabus on Studieinfo ↗