CS 421 (Numerical Analysis)

Fall 2006

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Instructor: Charles Van Loan, 5153 Upson Hall, 255-5418, cv@cs.cornell.edu

Office Hours: Walk-In hours are posted here. Sometimes I have to cancel hours because of unavoidable meetings and out-of-town travel.   Cindy always knows my schedule and can arrange special appointments

Meeting Time & Place: MWF 1:25-2:15, 111 Upson Hall

Description: 4 credits. Prerequisites: MATH 221 or 294 or equivalent, one additional mathematics course numbered 300 or above, and knowledge of programming. COM S majors and minors may use only one of the following toward their degree: COM S 321, 322, or 421. Modern algorithms for systems of linear equations, systems of nonlinear equations, numerical optimization, and numerical solution of differential equations. Some discussion of methods suitable for parallel computation. This course requires more mathematical sophistication than COM S 322.

Required Text: Scientific Computing: An Introductory Survey by Michael Heath.

Some Linear Algebra and Matlab References: R. Pratap, Getting Started with Matlab 7  (R. Pratap), Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra (C. Meyer), Linear Algebra and its Applications (G. Strang)

Computing: MATLAB is available on all public CIT Machines. The student edition of MATLAB  is available from Mathworks.  The CIT lab hours are are posted here. There are instructional labs in  MVR, Stimson Hall, and Upson. There are general purpose labs in Uris Library, Noyes, Dickson, Carpenter, and Purcell Union.

Grading: Six Assignments (40%), prelim I (15%, Prelim 2 (15%), Final (30%)