MTH 439  Numerical Analysis Semester 081

Calendar for Assignments, Quizzes, and Tests

Note on Reading

Read assigned material before the class when it is to be discussed.  Focus on understanding and learning concepts.  Do not make the mistake of skipping reading material before attempting homework assignments. 

Note on Homework

Write out complete answers NEATLY and CLEARLY. You must show your work! Partial credit is given when work is shown even if answer is incorrect. Start homework early and see me for help with problems you don't know how to work! My office is Core 257-- See my schedule for office hours or call or send email for an appointment. I am always delighted to help.

 

Date

Exams or Quizzes

Topics Covered

Assignments Due

Wed.
 8/20

 

Read e-text Chapter 01.02  Measuring Errors

         e-text Chapter 01.03 Sources of Error

         Significant Digits Handout

 

 

Fri.
8/22

 

Read e-text Chapter 01.06 Propagation of Errors

Lab for today

 

 

Mon.
8/25

 

Read e-text Chapter 03.03  Bisection Method of Finding Roots

We will also cover the False Position Method in Class  -- which is not in the e-text

Problem Set 1

Wed.
8/27

 

Read e-text Chapter 03.04  Newton Raphson Method

 

Fri.
08/29

 

Lab for today

 

Mon 9/01

 

LABOR DAY – NO CLASS

 

Wed
9/03

 

Read e-text Chapter 03.05  Secant Method

Turn in Lab Sheet from Friday 08/29 (Bisection and False Position)  -- also email two revised mfiles from the lab as attachments.

 

Problem Set 2

Fri.
9/05

 

Lab for today Newton Raphson Method  (Word)  (PDF) 

 

Mon.
9/8

 

Read e-text Chapter  Chapter 04.06 Gaussian Elimination up to page 04.06.16 -- (Stop before “Can we use Naïve Gauss Elimination methods to find the determinant of a square matrix?”)

 

Problem Set 3

Wed.
9/10

 

 

 

Fri.
9/12

 

Lab for today:  Gaussian Elimination with Partial Pivoting

(Word)  (PDF)

 

Turn in Lab and Programming assignment from Friday 09/05/08

Mon.
9/15

 

Read e-text Chapter 04.07 LU Decomposition

 

Wed.
9/17

 

Read e-text Chapter  04.08 Gauss Seidel

Problem Set 4

Fri.
9/19

 

Lab for today:  LU Factorization and Gauss Seidel

Files to download:  luquick.m  gseid.m

Problem Set 5

Mon.
9/22

 

 

Problem Set 6

Wed.
9/24

First Test

Review Guide for Test

 

Fri.
9/26

 

Read e-text Chapter 04.09  Adequacy of Solutions

Lab:  Ill-Conditioned Matrices. 

 

Mon.
9/29

 

Read e-text Chapter  05.02 Newton's Divided Difference Method

 

Wed.
10/01

 

Read e-text Chapter 05.03 Lagrange Method

Turn in Lab on Ill-Conditioned Matrices by today.

Problem Set 7

Fri.
10/03

 

Lab:  Lagrange Polynomial Interpolation

 

Mon.
10/06

 

Read e-text Chapter 06.3 Linear Regression

Problem Set 8

Wed.
10/08

 

Complete LeastSquares Excel Worksheet in class

 

(Least Squares Spreadsheet with all Formulas)

Lagrange Programming Assignment Due (Can turn in Thursday if you are having difficulties – see me!)

Fri.

10/10

 

Happy Mid Term Break!

 

Mon.
10/13

 

Read e-text Chapter 06.4 Nonlinear Regression

 

Wed.
10/14

 

 

Problem Set 9

Least Squares Spreadsheet with all Formulas

Fri.
10/17

 

Read 3-text Chapter 02.02 Differentiation of Continuous Functions

 

Mon.
10/20

 

 

Problem Set 10

Wed.
10/22

 

2nd Test 

 

Fri.
10/24

 

Read 3-text Chapter 02.03 Differentiation of Discrete Functions

 

Mon.
10/27

 

 

 

Wed.
10/29

 

 

 

Fri.
10/31

 

 

 

Mon.
11/03

 

 

 

Wed.
11/05

 

 

 

Fri.
11/07

 

 

 

Mon.
11/10

 

 

 

Wed.
11/12

 

 

 

Fri.
11/14

 

 

 

Mon

11/17

 

 

 

Wed.

11/19

 

 

 

Fri.
11/21

 

 

 

11/25, 11/27, 11/29

 

THANKSGIVING BREAK – NO CLASS

 

Mon.
12/01

 

 

 

Wed.
12/03

 

 

 

 

Fri.
12/05

 

 

 

Mon

12/08

 Final Exam

8:00 a.m.  Comprehensive