Numerical Methods: MAT 4310: Tentative Schedule


Spring Semester 2012

January 18
Bisection method with Maple, simple bisection file

January 23
January 25
Newton's Method with MATLAB
Algorithm improvements, Code commenting

Code 1 Due
January 30
February 1
Estimating Derivatives


Code 2 Due
February 6
February 8
Systems of Linear Equations
HW 1 Due
Code 3 Due
February 13
February 15
Scaled Partial Pivoting


February 20
February 22
Matrix Decompositions
Iterative Solutions (Jacobi and Gauss Seidel)

HW 2 Due Thursday
February 27
February 29
SOR, Steepest Descent
Conjugate Gradient
Code 4 Due Monday
HW 3 Due Wednesday
March 5
March 7
Test Review and Multigrid
Exam 1
HW 4 Due Wednesday
Code 5 Due Thursday
March 12
March 14
University Break
University Break
No Classes
No Classes
March 19
March 21
Differential Equations



March 26
March 28

Systems of ODE's
Code 6 Due
HW 5 Due
April 2
April 4
Work Session
Work Session
HW 6 Due

April 9
April 11

Review

Code 7 Due
April 16
April 18



April 23
April 25
Monte Carlo Methods
More on Monte Carlo Methodsroblems

HW 7 Due Wednesday, Code 8 DueFriday
April 30
May 2
Review
Stochastic models, hand out take home final
HW 8 Due
HW 9 Due (W), HW 10 Due (F)
May 9
Final Exam Wednesday
3 - 5:30pm / Take Home