If these hours are not convenient, please make an appointment for
another time.
(There will be a few Thursdays on which I have a commitment at 4:00 and so may be unavailable at that time. I will post a note on my door when this happens.) If this schedule of hours needs to be changed, I will announce the changes in class. Course Goals: This is an upper division survey course in numerical analysis. We seek numerical solutions of problems. We want to find or construct algorithms, computer procedures, and analysis of errors for such problems. Problems to be considered include root finding (solve ), interpolation (find a function through or near a given set of points), integration, and linear systems. At the end of the course you should know several approaches to finding numerical solutions to several classes of problems, know how to implement algorithms, and how to demonstrate that the algorithms do what they are supposed to do and how much error is involved. Text:Numerical Analysis, 9th ed, by Burden & Faires
(earlier editions are likely OK as well; check with me about this)
We will cover chapters 1-4, 6, 7, and parts of 8 Homework: Problems will be assigned every day. It is your responsibility to work the problems (and more, if necessary) until you understand the material. It is by doing these problems that you will actually learn the subject matter. At the beginning of each class, you will be given the opportunity to ask about the problems or other material from the book. Please have your question(s) ready to ask. Hand-in Problem sets: Will be assigned frequently. These will include some hand calculations, some exercises, some (minor) programming, and some use of programs. You will be told explicitly which problems are to be handed in for grading. The tendency will be to a small number of problems assigned frequently rather than a large number of problems assigned less frequently. Class preparation: Read/study the section that will be discussed the next class period. Work problems that were assigned from the last class period. Tests: Tests will be given on the following Fridays: FEB 24, MAR 30
I do not normally give make-up tests. Your course
grade will suffer significantly for missed tests. If you must miss
a test, see me before the day of the test. Final Exam: Tuesday, May 8, 9:00 - 11:00
Grading:
homework
30%
2 one hour tests
45%
final exam (cumulative)
25%
Grading scale:
85-100
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A
70-84
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B
60-69
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C
50-59
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D
0-49
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F
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