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Previous course: C0254 og C0261
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No credit points with: C0254/C0261
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Prerequisite: C0201/04110/C0205/04010/C6908
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Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester
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Scope and form: Lectures and project work.
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Examination: Evaluation of report(s) (13-scale)
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Participant limitation: max. 50
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URL: http://www.imm.dtu.dk/~hbn/kursus04212.html
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Department: Informatics and Mathematical Modelling
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Aim: To enable the student to use a computer to find optimal values of the parameters in a mathematical model of a physical or technical problem. The model is e.g. a continuous curve that approximates a given set of data points. The students will see how available library routines work and learn how to construct their own programs.
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Contents: Approximation with polynomials and cubic splines. Methods for finding minimum points of a smooth function (e.g., steepest descent and quasi-Newton methods). Special methods for least-squares approximation (e.g., Marquardts algorithm) and minimax approximation.
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