Lecture Notes Chapter 0: Handout This handout is given at the start of the course and gives a brief overview of what to expect, explains the commonly used notation and suggests useful text books. Chapter 1: Vector and Matrix Norms Chapter 2: Iterative Methods Chapter 3: An Introduction to the Approximation of Functions Chapter 4: Best Approximation If you spot an error or an inconsistancy with the lecture notes, I would be grateful if you could let me know.