Course Schedule 

                           

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Tentative Schedule

Note schedule changes due to cancelled class 1/21.

Date   Day  Chap Topics
 Jan 12 W   Introduction
  14 F 1 Computer Arithmetic/Loss of Significance
  17 M   No class
  19 W 1 Algorithms
  21 F   Classes cancelled
24 M 1 Stability/Backward Error
  26 W 2 Linear Systems/Polynomial Interpolation
28 F 2 Matrices and Triangular Systems
  31 M 2 LU Factorization
 Feb   2 W 2 Pivoting/Matrix Norms
  4 F 2 Conditioning of Linear systems
    7 M 3 Fitting Functions to Data
    9 W 3 Normal Equations
  11 F 3 QR Factorization
  14 M   Exam I
  16 W 4 Root Finding
  18 F 4 Fixed Point Iteration
  21 M 4 Newton's Method - One Variable
23 W 4 Secant Method
25 F 4 Nonlinear Systems, Quasi-Newton Methods
28 M 4 Nonlinear Least Squares
Mar   2 W 5 Piecewise Linear Interpolation
  4 F 5 Cubic Splines
      Spring Break March 5-13
  14 M 5 Finite Differences
  16 W   Integration in Software
18 F 5 Numerical Integration
  21 M 5 Adaptive Integration
  23 W   Review
  25 F   Exam II
  28 M 6 Initial Value Problems - Algebraic vs Numerical
  30 W 6 Euler's Method
Apr   1 F   Projects for Project 2
    4 M 6 Systems of Equations and Runga-Kutta
    6 W 6 Adaptive Methods
    8 F 6 Multistep Methods
  11 M 7 Eigenvalue Problems
  13 W 7 Matrices and Images
  15 F   No Class (14-15)
18 M 7 Eigenvalue Decomposition
20 W 7 Singular Value Decomposition
22 F 7 Jordan Forms
  25 M   Fourier Analysis
27 W   FFT
29 F   Random and Pseudorandom Numbers
  27 M   Epilogue
May   3 T   Reading Day
    9 M   Final 8:00-11:00 AM

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