NUMERICAL ANALYSIS I

MATH 4610/6610 & CSC 4610/6610 SYLLABUS

FALL 2007

 

CRN: 81173/81182 80547/80556, MW 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm, ALC-12

Instructor:             Alexandra Smirnova

Office:                 702-College of Education

Phone:                  (404) 413-6409

E-mail:                 asmirnova@gsu.edu

Web page:               http://www.mathstat.gsu.edu/~matabs/   

Office hours:           MW 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm or by appointment

 

Description: Introductory concepts and calculus review, Matlab programming, the sources and propagation of errors, root finding for nonlinear equations, interpolation and approximation theory, numerical integration and differentiation.

 

Prerequisite: Grade of C or higher in Math 2215 Multivariate Calculus or equivalent and the ability to program in a high-level language.

 

Textbook: Numerical Analysis, Burden and Faires, 8th edition.

 

Administrative Drop Policy: Students who did not take the required prerequisite or do not attend the class regularly during the first two weeks will be administratively dropped.

 

Procedures: Class meets twice a week. Taking good notes during the class is of paramount importance. Homework will be assigned in each class. After the class read the book, read your notes and do as many of the homework problems as you can prior to the next class. Try to get the remaining problems explained in the next class or during the office hours. You are responsible for all material covered in class, whether or not you attended this class.

 

Quizzes: There will be 4 quizzes during the semester. The purpose of these quizzes is to keep you up-to-date in the course. Usually you will have a quiz in the end of a class. Make-up quizzes will not be given, except when special conditions exist.

 

Examinations: There will be 2 hourly exams and the final exam (two hours). All hourly exams will be taken during the regular class time and in the regular classroom. Books and notes will not be allowed on all tests. There will be no make-up exams except in an extreme verifiable emergency. Missed exams will receive a grade of 0. Any conflicts must be worked out ahead of time. The tests and the final for graduate students (Math & CSC 6610) will contain additional problem(s).

 

Exam dates: October 3 and November 14, Final Exam: Wednesday, December 12, 2:45 pm – 4:45 pm.

 

Computer projects: There will be 2 computer projects during the semester. Both projects will be given in MATLAB, which is a simple and powerful mathematical package. Brief MATLAB tutorials are available on my web page. Deadlines for the computer projects will be announced in class. Late projects will not be graded.

 

Grading: There will be a total of 200 points possible for this course. The points are distributed as follows

 

Four quizzes

20 = 4 * 5

10%

Two exams

70 = 2 * 35

35%

Two computer projects

50 = 2 * 25

25%

Final exam

60

30%

 

Your total accumulated points will determine your final letter grade

A                 180-200

B+                173-179

B                 160-172

C+                153-159

C                 140-152

D                 120-139

F                   0-119

Withdrawal: Monday, October 15, is the last day to withdraw and receive a possible grade of W except for hardship withdrawal. A grade of W will only be assigned to a withdrawing student, if the student is passing at the time of withdrawal.

 

Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and will be punished by the score of 0 for the exam or for the computer project. Repeated cheating will result in a grade F for the course.

 

Studying: You must work on this course consistently. The pace is hectic and allowing yourself to fall behind will end in disaster.

 

This course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may be necessary.

                    GOOD LUCK!