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BACKGROUND PRIMERS TO LEARN NUMERICAL METHODS

 
NONLINEAR EQUATIONS
 

Get acquainted with solving quadratic equations [PDF] [DOC]

On solving a cubic equation exactly [PDF] [DOC]

Test your knowledge on background of nonlinear equations [HTML] [PDF] [DOC]

 
SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR EQUATIONS
 

Introduction [PDF] [DOC]

Vectors [PDF] [DOC]

Binary Matrix Operations [PDF] [DOC]

Unary Matrix Operations [PDF] [DOC]

System of Equations [PDF] [DOC]

Test your knowledge of background of simultaneous linear equations [HTML] [PDF] [DOC]

 
INTERPOLATION
 

What is Interpolation? [PDF] [DOC]

History of Interpolation [PDF] [DOC]

Test your knowledge on background of interpolation [HTML] [PDF] [DOC]

 
INTEGRATION
 

What is integration? [PDF] [DOC]

A Primer on Integral Calculus [PDF] [DOC]

Test your knowledge of background of integration [HTML] [PDF] [DOC]

 
ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
 

What are ordinary differential equations? [PDF] [DOC]

A Primer on Ordinary Differential Equations [PDF] [DOC]

Test your knowledge of background of ordinary differential equation [HTML] [PDF] [DOC]

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