AMSC/CMSC 460, Spring 04: Computational Methods

Course Outline

Time & Place

Tue Thu 2-3:15pm in MTH 0101

Instructor

Dr. T. von Petersdorff, office MTH 4416, phone 405-5117, e-mail tvp@math.umd.edu, office hours Wed 10-12 (or by appointment)

Grader

Yue Xiao, e-mail secoxiao@math.umd.edu

Textbook

Shampine, Allen, Pruess: Fundamentals of Numerical Computing, Wiley. I will not follow the textbook very closely, and I recommend that you take notes (in particular for least squares problems which are not in the textbook).

Syllabus

(corresponding sections in the textbook are given in parentheses)

• Computer Arithmetic and Errors (1)
• Linear Systems of Equations (2.1-2.6)
• Interpolation (3.1-3.5)
• Linear Least Squares Problems
• Nonlinear Systems of Equations (4.1-4.5)
• Numerical Integration (5.1-5.3)
• Ordinary Differential Equations (6.1-6.5)

Grading Policy

 

Midterm Exam (20%)

Make-up exams will only be given for legitimate and documented absences according to the University Assessment Policy (www.testudo.umd.edu/soc/atedasse.html). You must notify me of any such absence as soon as possible.

Homeworks (Total 50%)

There will be about 6 assignments, containing both theoretical problems and computer problems with Matlab. If an assignment is late, there will be a penalty of 15% for each day after the due date. You can hand in assignments either in class, or you can slide them under the door of my office (MTH 4416) until 10pm. You must write the date and current time on your homework when you slide it under the door. The homeworks must be done individually by each student, sharing of material (in particular code) is considered academic dishonesty.

Final Exam (30%)

The cumulative final exam will be on May 17, 10:30am-12:30pm in MTH 0101.

Matlab

This course will use Matlab (version 5 or higher). You need a WAM or Glue account, and a printing account. You can also buy the student version of Matlab and use it on your own computer.

Course Web Page

www.glue.umd.edu/~tvp/460 gives additional information about the course, e.g., hints for using Matlab and for the homework problems. Please check this web page regularly.