Math 441/620 - Numerical Analysis

Matthias K. Gobbert - Spring 1999

Syllabus

Kendall E. Atkinson, An Introduction to Numerical Analysis, second edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1989.
This syllabus is intended to specify the material to be covered and is subject to change as needed.
Week Tuesday Thursday
1 01/28 overview, computer numbers (1.2)
2 02/02 sources of error (1.3) 02/04+ 8.1, 8.2, 8.4 Gaussian elimination
3 02/09 2.1, 2.2 02/11+ Matlab in room ECS 104A
4 02/16 2.3, 2.5 02/18 2.10, 2.11, 2.12
5 02/23 3.1 02/25 3.2
6 03/02 3.5 03/04 3.7
7 03/09 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 03/11+ 4.4
8 03/16 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 03/18 Midterm exam
9 03/23 Spring break 03/25 Spring break
10 03/30 5.1 04/01 5.2, 5.3
11 04/06 5.4 04/08 5.5
12 04/13 5.7 04/15+ 5.7
13 04/20 6.1 04/22 6.2
14 04/27 6.2 04/29 6.8, 6.9
15 05/04 Project presentations 05/06+ Project presentations
16 05/11 catch-up 05/13 course review
17 05/18 Final exam: 06:00-08:00 p.m.

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