Module – I Errors in Numerical Methods: Concept of Exact and Approximate Numbers, Significant

Figures, Rounding off rules, Absolute, Relative and Percentage Errors, General Error Formula.
Solution of Algebraic and Transcendental Equations: Basic Concepts, Geometrical Interpretation (if
any), Condition for Convergence, Rate of Convergence, Bisection Method, Method of False Position
or Regula-Falsi Method, Method of Iteration, Newton Raphson Method. 10

Module – II Interpolation : Finite Differences, Forward Difference Operator, Backward Difference

Operator, Central Difference Operator, Shift Operator – Properties of the Operators, Relation among
the Operators, Differences of a Polynomial, Newton’s Forward and Backward Difference
Interpolation Formulae, Gauss’ Central Difference Interpolation Formulae, Lagrange’s Interpolation,
Divided Differences and their properties, Newton’s general interpolation formula with divided
difference, Inverse interpolation using Lagrange’s interpolation formula. 10

Module – III System of Linear Algebraic Equations: Matrix Inversion Method, Gauss Elimination
Method, Gauss Jordan Method, LU Decomposition Method, GaussJacobi Method, Gauss –Seidel
Method. Numerical Differentiation and Integration: Numerical Differentiation, Numerical
Integration, Derivation of General Quadrature Formula., Trapizoidal Rule, Simpson’s 1/3- Rule,
Simpson’s 3/8- Rule. Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations: Solution by Taylor’s
Series, Euler’s Method, Modified Euler’s Method, Runge-Kutta Methods (2nd order) 7

Module – IV Concepts of Probability: Experiment and Sample Space, Events and Operations with
Events, Probability of an Event, Basic Probability Rules, Applications of Probability Rules, Conditional
Probability. Random Variables: How Random Variable Arise, Probability Distribution of a Random
Variable, Mean or Expected Value of a Random Variable, Probability Histogram Value of a Random
Variable, Variance and Standard Deviation of a Random Variable. Binomial Experiments: Structure
of a Binomial Experiment, Binomial Probability Distribution, Use of Binomial Probability Table.
Normal Curve and Normal Distribution: Motivation behind a Normal Curve, Properties of a Normal
Curve, Normal Probability Distribution, Areas Under a Normal Curve

. Module – V Estimation of Population Parameters: Parameter and Statistic, Point and Interval
Estimation, Interval Estimation of Three Common Parameters. Bivariate Quantitative Data-
Correlation and Regression: Concepts of a Bivariate Data Set, Correlation Coefficient, Inferences on a
Population Correlation Coefficient, The Regression line, Inferences on the Population Regression
Line. 5

Text Books: 1. SastryS.S., “Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis”, PHI, Private Ltd., New
Delhi. 2. PalN. & SarkarS., “Statistics: Concepts and Applications”, PHI, New Delhi, 2005. Reference
Books: 1. HoggR.V. et.al, “Probability and Statistical Inpane”, 7th Edn, Pearson Education, New Delhi,
2006. 2. BurdenR.L. & FairesJ.D., “Numerical Analysis”, Thomson Learning-Brooks/Cole,
IndianReprint, 2005.