Date change for final
exam: The final exam will be on Thursday, May 16,
1:30-3:30 (not Friday May 17)
When you are done with problem set A: look at the solutions and
the way they are written. The Matlab projects should be prepared in the
same format (files probX.m, probX.txt and printouts of graphs).
Matlab books: The books will be in the bookstores by
Tuesday, Feb. 12. If you don't have the Matlab book: Borrow it from
somebody who has it, make copies of Chapters 3 and 4, do problem set
A.
For an introduction to standard Matlab commands read
the Matlab
Primer (PDF file).
For an introduction to symbolic Matlab commands read in
the Symbolic
Math Toolbox Documentation the chapters ``Getting Started'' and
``Calculus'' (also available as PDF
file which is better for printing: print pages 12-49).
in Differential Equations with Matlab
should be done by each student (not in teams) by February 7. It
will not be collected or graded. Note that the other Matlab assignments
will be different from the problems sets B, C, D/E, F in the
Matlab supplement. Solution of
Problem Set A.