Math 471 - Intro to Numerical Analysis

Spring 2000

Instructor and TA Info

Instructor: Charles Tier, 720 SEO, 6-2442, tier@uic.edu, office hours 3-4 MWF or apt.
TA Grader: Chen Ye, cye1@uic.edu

References

Text: Gerald and Wheatley, Applied Numerical Analysis, 6th ed., 1997.

General Description

This course is an introduction to numerical analysis, solving mathematical problems on a computer. The topics include floating point arithmetic, solution of nonlinear equations, computational linear algebra, interpolation, numerical integration and numerical solution of ODEs. A series of computer projects will be assigned using a variety of software tools such as Maple, Matlab, Fortran or C programming. ( see Detailed Syllabus )

Grading Policy

2 - one hour exams - 40%
Computer projects (must be individual work ) and quizzes - 20%
Final Exam - 40%

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