Office Hours: 11-12:30 TR, 10-11 W, or by appointment
Textbook: Numerical Mathematics and Computing, Fourth Edition, by Cheney and Kincaid, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Pacific Grove, CA, 1999
Material: Selected sections from Chapters 1-7.
Course Overview: MATH 621 is a numerical analysis course designed for graduate students in applied mathematics, sciences, and engineering. Topics include accuracy and stability in computing, root finding, interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical solution of systems of linear equations and spline functions. It is also a prerequisite for MATH 622 (Numerical Analysis II), which covers more advanced topics in numerical analysis.
Prerequisite: MATH 518
| Grading: | Assignments | 40% |
| Midterm Exam | 25% | |
| Final Exam | 25% | |
| Computer Project | 10% |
Assigments:A number of homework problems will be assigned during the semester. Problems due on a given day are expected on the instructor's desk at the beginning of the lecture.
Some assignments will require writing a computer program. Unless stated otherwise, such assignments can be completed using one of the following: