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Spring 2002, Approximate Schedule and Homeworks

Note: Homework handed out on Monday, due the following Monday at start of class

Weeks
Dates
Subject Homeworks
1
Jan 28 Topic #1: Background and Motivation:
(parts of chapters 1,2,3,4)
Overview and motivating examples, approximations and round-off errors,
the Taylor series
Homework #1
assigned,
due February 4
2
Feb 4 Topic #2: Roots of Equations
(parts of chapters 5,6,7)
Bracketing methods, open methods, roots of polynomials
Homework #2 assigned,
due February 11
3
Feb 11 Topic #2: Roots of Equations
(parts of chapters 5,6,7)
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Homework #3
assigned,
due February 18
4

Feb 18

Topic #3: Solving Linear Algebraic Equations & Special Matrices (parts of chapters 9,10,11)
Matrices and determinants, Gaussian elimination, Gauss-Jordan method, matrix decompositions and inversions, special matrices, Gauss-Seidel
Homework #4
assigned,
due February 25
  Feb 22 In-Class Exam #1: Topics # 1 & #2  
5
Feb 25 Topic #3: Solving Linear Algebraic Equations & Special Matrices (parts of chapters 9,10,11)
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Homework #5
assigned,
due March 4
6
Mar 4

Topic #3: Solving Linear Algebraic Equations & Special Matrices (parts of chapters 9,10,11)
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Homework #6
assigned,
due March 11
7

Mar 11

March 11,
Topic #4:
Optimization
(parts of chapters 13,14,15)
One variable unconstrained optimization, multivariable unconstrained optimization, multivariable constrained optimization: linear programming, nonlinear programming
Homework #7
assigned,
due March 18
  Mar 15 In-Class Exam #2: Topic #3  
8

Mar 18

Topic #4: Optimization
(parts of chapters 13,14,15)
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Homework #8
assigned,
due April 3 (change)
  Mar 25 SPRING BREAK---NO CLASSES  
9
Apr 1 Topic #4: Optimization
(parts of chapters 13,14,15)
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Homework #9
assigned,
due April 8
10

Apr 8

Topic #5: Curve Fitting (parts of chapters 17,18,19)
Linear least squares regression, nonlinear regression, interpolating polynomials, Fourier approximation
Homework #10
assigned,
due April 15
  Apr 12 In-Class Exam #3: Topic #4  
11
Apr 15

Topic #5: Curve Fitting
(parts of chapters 17,18,19)
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Homework #11
assigned,
due April 22
12
Apr 22 Topic #6: Numerical Differentiation and Integration, Ordinary Differential Equations (parts of chapters 21, 22, 23, 25)
The trapezoidal rule, Gauss quadrature, numerical integration of differential equations
[CHANGE OF SCHEDULE EXAM #4 MOVED TO Wednesday May 8]
Homework #12
assigned,
due April 29
13
Apr 29 Topic #6: Numerical Differentiation and Integration, Ordinary Differential Equations (parts of chapters 21, 22, 23, 25)
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Homework #13
assigned,
due May 6
14

May 6

Topic #6: Numerical Differentiation and Integration, Ordinary Differential Equations (parts of chapters 21, 22, 23, 25)
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Practice Session for Exam #4: Topic #5

Homework #14
assigned,
due May 13
  May 8 In-Class Exam #4: Topic #5  
15
May 13 Topic #6: Numerical Differentiation and Integration, Ordinary Differential Equations
(parts of chapters 21, 22, 23, 25)
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