Date | Topics | Reading | Handouts |
June 28 | Introduction | Course web page, skim chapter 1 | Assignment1.pdf |
June 29 | Matlab review | 1.2, 1.3.2, 1.5 | |
June 30 | Polynomial interpolation | 2.1, 2.2 | |
July 1 | Polynomial interpolation | 2.2, 2.3 | |
July 2 | Piecewise polynomial interpolation | 3.1, 3.2 |
Week 2 | |||
July 5 | Holiday - no class | ||
July 6 | Piecewise polynomial interpolation | 3.2,3.3 | |
July 7 | Numerical Integration | 4.1 | |
July 8 | TA review: Piecewise polynomial interpolation | ||
July 9 | Numerical Integration | 4.2, 4.3 |
Week 3 | |||
July 12 | Matrices and Matrix Operations | 5.1, 5.2 | |
July 13 | Triangular and Banded linear systems | 6.1, 6.2 | |
July 14 | LU factorization | 6.3 | |
July 15 | TA review: Matrix computations, midterm | ||
July 16 | Midterm Exam - in class |
Week 4 | |||
July 19 | Least squares fitting | 7.1 | |
July 20 | QR factorization | 7.2 | |
July 21 | QR factorization | 7.2 | |
July 22 | TA review: Least squares and QR | ||
July 23 | Cholesky factorization | 7.3 |
Week 5 | |||
July 26 | Nonlinear equations: Finding roots | 8.1 | |
July 27 | Nonlinear equations: optimization | 8.2 | |
July 28 | Nonlinear equations: optimization | 8.3 | |
July 29 | TA review: Nonlinear equations | ||
July 30 | Nonlinear equations: systems of NEs | 8.4 |
Week 6 | |||
August 2 | IVPs - Euler's method, basic concepts | 9.1 | |
August 3 | IVPs - Runge-Kutta methods | 9.2 | |
August 4 | IVPs - Adams methods | 9.3 | |
August 5 | TA review: Initial Value Problems | ||
August 6 | Review for final exam, or catch-up |
Final Exam: Tuesday, August 10th at 10:30 AM