Coordinator:  Dr. Theodore Tachim Medjo, Office: DM 431B

Text: Numerical Analysis (9th edition), RL. Burden and J.D Faires.  The 8th and 7th editions contain the same materials as the 9th edition.

Office Hours:  TR:   12:30PM-13:30PM  (other times by appointments)

Tel: 305 348 2591,       e-mail: tachimt@fiu.edu

Class schedule:  TR:  2:00PM-3:15PM      SCH. INTER.&PUBLIC AFFAIRS 100
 

This course is an intoduction to many basic methods used in numerical  analysis. The main topics include: Interpolation and approximation of  functions, numerical integration and differentiation, solution of non-linear equations, acceleration and extrapolation, solution of systems of linear equations, eigenvalue problems, initial and boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations, and computer programs applying these numerical methods.
 

The basic material to be covered in one semester is contained in Chapters 1-4 and 8. Special topics, time permitting, wil also be included. It would be reasonnable to begin chapter 5.

Chapter 1: Review of calculus, roundoff errors and compuer arithmetic.

Basic sections are: 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3.

Chapter 2:  Solutions of equation in one variable.

Basic sections are: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6.

Chapter 3: Interpolation and polynomial approximations.
 

Basic sections are 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4.

Chapter 4: Numerical differentiation and integration.

Basic sections are 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6  and 4.7.

Chapter 8: Approximation Theory

Basic sections are: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
 

Chapter 5: Sections 5.1 to 5.3 are of interest and easily accessible.

Programs: Students will be assigned to write programs; perhaps one for each method, throughout the course.

Grades: Grades will be assigned on the basis of 400 points distributions as follows:

Exam 1   75 points   02/09/2012
Exam 2   75 points   03/08/2012
Exam 3    75 points  04/12/2012
 

Homeworks/Project  50  points
Final Exam  125 points   04/26/2012 from  12:00 PM - 14:00PM, SCH. INTER.&PUBLIC AFFAIRS 100

Final course grades will be assigned as follows:

376-400   A            360-375  A-              340-359   B+
320-339   B            308-319   B-             296-307   C +
280-295   C            268-279   C-             256-267   D+
240-255   D            232-239   D-             Less than 231  F

After the final examination, the cut-offs may be lowered.

Suggested Problems: Numerical Analysis (8th edition), RL. Burden and J.D Faires

Chapter 1: 1.1:   1-26 odds,  1.2:   1-24  odds,  1.3:   1-16   odds.

Chapter 2: 2.1:   1-18 odds, 2.2:  1-24 odds,  2.3:   1-30   odds, 2.4:   1-12  odds, 2.5:   1-15 odds, 2.6:  1-12  odds

Chapter 3: 3.1:  1-29   odds, 3.2:   1-17   odds, 3.3:   1-9   odds, 3.4:  1-27   odds

Chapter 4: 4.1:   1-23 odds, 4.2:  1-15   odds, 4.3:   1-21  odds , 4.4:  1-15  odds , 4.5:  1-14  odds , 4.6:   1-9  odds , 4.7:  1-7  odds

Chapter 8:   8.1:   1-14  odds, 8.2:  1-15  odds, 8.3:   1-9  odds , 8.4:   1-14  odds

REMINDER: There is never a penalty for asking. There is no shame in trying and
not succeeding; however, there is shame in not trying at all.

Please silent your bipper/celullar during the entire lecture. Cheating is forbidden by university law and will not be tolorated.

NO MAKE UP EXAM

There are many students who come to the Advising Center because they thought they were in and attended classes for which they were NOT registered or conversely stopped attending courses for which they were registered but thought they had successful dropped.   In the first case they lose the credits for work completed; in the second case they received F0s and are held fee liable for courses they thought no longer concerned them.  Both of these misfortunes could be avoided if student would merely review and print their class schedules to make certain the estimation of their current enrollment matches reality.

 Please   review and print your class schedule this week  and thereafter if any changes are made to it (e.g. add/ drop/ swap, etc.). 

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