Handouts so far
- Syllabus
- Course requirements and grading policy
- Problem Set 1
- Problem Set 1 Solutions
- Practice Prelim 1
- Problem Set 2 Note correction to 2(c) posted on 9/27/02.
- CSUG Lab account activation information
- Prelim 1
- Prelim 1 Solutions
- Problem Set 2 Solutions
- Problem Set 3. Problem Set 3 image page
- Problem Set 3 Solutions.
- Problem Set 4.
- Problem Set 4 Solutions.
- Prelim 2
- Prelim 2 Solutions
- Problem Set 5. Note: due date has been extended to Monday, November 25.
- Problem Set 6.
Some relevant websites
Course goal
To learn principles of numerical analysis, that is, algorithms for problems arising in science and engineering involving real number computation. Algorithms will be designed and then analyzed for efficiency and accuracy.Course location
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 1:25-2:15, Hollister 401.Instructor
S. Vavasis493 Rhodes Hall
255-9213
Email: vavasis@cs.cornell.edu
Office hours: Tues 2:30-4:00 and Thurs 1:30-3:00. Note change in Thursday office hours, effective in the week of 10/28/02.
Teaching Assistant
No teaching assistantText
M. Heath, Scientific Computing: An Introductory Survey, 2nd Edition , McGraw Hill, 2002.
Prerequisites
Linear algebra and multivariable calculusKnowledge of programming