MATH 375: Introduction to Numerical Computing

Time and Place: Tuesday/Thursday 9:30 am - 10:45 am, SMLC 352
Instructor: Jehanzeb H. Chaudhry (Zeb), jehanzeb@unm.edu, www.math.unm.edu/~jehanzeb
Office Hours: Tuesday: 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Wednesday: 9:00 - 10:30 am (SMLC 328)

Texts: Numerical Mathematics and Computing, by E. Ward Cheney and David R. Kincaid, 7th Edition. (6th Edition is also fine).
Other Recommended Texts: (1) Numerical Mathematics and Computing, M. Heath. (2) Numerical Analysis, by T. Sauer.
Prerequisites: CS 151 or CS 152 or Phys 290 or ECE 131 or comparable programming skills AND Math 316 or Math 314 or Math 321 or equivalent.

Course Description: This is an introductory numerical analysis course. We study numerical methods to solve linear and nonlinear equations, to interpolate and approximate data, and methods for numerical integration and differentiation. We will implement all algorithms in MATLAB, and begin the course with a MATLAB tutorial.
The topics that we cover in this class are Floating-Point Representation, Linear Systems, Nonlinear Equations, Interpolation, Numerical Differentiation and Integration, Initial Value Problems and Least-Squares Methods. Additional topics may be covered at the instructor's discretion depending on time and student interest.

Grading:
50% Homework
20% Midterm Review Questions
30% Final Exam

Important Dates:
Midterm : October 20, during regular class hours.
Final Exam: December 13 (Tuesday), 7:30 am - 9:30 am.

Syllabus

MATLAB Tutorial Files: MATLAB tutorial (PDF) script with all commands(matlab_tutorial.m) ApproxExp.m f1.m df1.m MyDeriv.m my_funky_fcn.m

Homework
All homeworks are due in the beginning of class.

Homework 1 Due: Sept 8
Homework 2 Due: Sept 15
Homework 3 Due: Sept 29 generate_SPD_mat_and_rhs_vec.m
Homework 4 Due: October 11 hw4_q2.m hw4_q3.m generate_SPD_mat_and_rhs_vec.m my_jacobi.m my_gauss_siedel.m my_cg.m
Homework 5 Due: October 25
Homework 6 Due: November 3
Homework 7 Due: November 10 eval_spine.m
Homework 8 Due: November 22
Homework 9 Due: December 1 polls.csv
Homework 10 Due: December 8