Syllabus
This is a preliminary syllabus. It is likely to change before the quarter starts, and may be modified through out depending on the pace and needs of the class.| Date | Topics |
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Jan 04 (Mon) read: Chapter 1 |
Introduction |
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Jan 06 (Wed) read: Chapter 2 |
Roundoff Errors |
| Jan 08 (Fri) | Intro to MATLAB workshop (optional) |
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Jan 11 (Mon) read: Chapter 3 |
Nonlinear Equations in One Varialbe |
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Jan 13 (Wed) read: Chapter 4 due: PS-0 |
Review of Basic Linear Algebra |
| Jan 15 (Fri) | More MATLAB topics (optional) |
| Jan 18 (Mon) | Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Jan 20 (Wed) read: Chapter 5 due: PS-1 |
Linear System: Direct Methods |
| Jan 22 (Fri) | Workshop (optional) |
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Jan 25 (Mon) read: Chapter 6 |
Linear System: Least Squares |
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Jan 27 (Wed) read: Chapter 7 |
Linear System: Iterative Methods |
| Jan 29 (Fri) | Workshop (optional) |
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Feb 01 (Mon) read: Chapter 8 |
Linear Systems: Eigenvalues and Singular Values |
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Feb 03 (Wed) read: Chapter 9 due: PS-2 |
Nonlinear Systems and Optimizations |
| Fed 05 (Fri) | Workshop (optional) |
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Feb 08 (Mon) read: Chapter 10 |
Polynomial Interpolation |
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Feb 10 (Wed) read: Chapter 11 |
Piecewise Polynomial Interpolation |
| Fed 12 (Fri) | Workshop (optional) |
| Feb 15 (Mon) | Holiday: Presidents Day |
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Feb 17 (Wed) read: Chapter 12 due: PS-3 |
Best Approximation |
| Fed 19 (Fri) | Workshop (optional) |
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Feb 22 (Mon) read: Chapter 14 |
Numerical Differentiation |
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Feb 24 (Wed) read: Chapter 15 due: PS-4 |
Numerical Integration |
| Fed 26 (Fri) | Workshop (optional) |
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Mar 01 (Mon) read: Chapter 15 |
Numerical Integration (continued) |
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Mar 03 (Wed) read: Chapter 16 |
Initial Value Ordinary Differential Equations |
| Mar 05 (Fri) | Workshop (optional) |
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Mar 08 (Mon) read: Chapter 16 |
Initial Value Ordinary Differential Equations (continued) |
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Mar 10 (Wed) read: Chapter 16 due: PS-5 |
Initial Value Ordinary Differential Equations (continued) |
| Mar 12 (Fri) | Workshop (optional) |