Exam 1 : Binary and floating point representations, Computer arithmetic, Bisection method, Fixed point method,
Newton's Method, Method of False Position, Mueller's Method, Convergence and error.
Exam 2 : Linear algebra, Gaussian elimination, Pivoting, LU decomposition, Iterative methods,
Jacobi Iteration, Gauss-Seidel Iteration, SOR, Matrix Norms, Spectral Radius, Polynomial Interpolation.
Final Exam*: Least Squares, Approximating Derivatives, Truncation Error, Richardson Extrapolation,
Approximating Integrals, Initial Value Problems.
*The final exam is cumulative.
Due Dates
Homework 1 - Due Friday Sept 5th
Quiz 1 - Friday Sept 5th
Homework 2 - Due Friday Sept 12th
Homework 3 - Due Friday Sept 19th
Quiz 2 - Friday Sept 19th
Homework 4 - Due Friday Sept 26th
Homework 5 - Due Friday Oct 3rd
Exam 1 - Friday October 3rd
Homework 6 - Due Friday Oct 10th
Homework 7 - Due Friday Oct 17th
Quiz 3 - Friday Oct 17th
Homework 8 - Due Friday Oct 24th
Homework 9 - Due Friday Oct 31st
Quiz 4 - Friday Oct 31st
Homework 10 - Due Friday Nov 7th
Exam 2 - Friday Nov 7th
Homework 11 - Due Friday Nov 14th
Homework 12 - Due Friday Nov 21st
Quiz 5 - Friday Nov 21st
Homework 13 - Due Monday Dec 1st
Projects - Due Friday Dec 5th
Final Exam - Wednesday Dec 10th
Policy: All homeworks must be turned in in class on the due date. Late homeworks will not be accepted. Quizzes must be taken
in class on the scheduled date. There will be no make-up quizzes.
