Department of Mathematics

MATH 640C (04092), Spring 2004

Numerical Analysis

Topics:

In 640C we will cover ordinary differential equations (chapter 8), partial differential equations (chapter 9), and optimization (chapter 11). If time allows we will start linear programming (chapter 10).

Prerequisites:

MATH 640B from the winter quarter, or permission.

Instructor:

Martin J. Mohlenkamp, mjm@math.ohiou.edu, (740)593-1283, 554 Morton Hall.
Office hours: Monday 3-4pm, Tuesday 11am-12 noon, Thursday 3-4pm, and Friday 11am-12 noon.

Web page:

http://www.math.ohiou.edu/~mjm/20043/640C.

Class hours/ location: 

MT(W)HF 1:10-2pm in 313 Morton Hall.

Text:

Numerical Analysis: Mathematics of Scientific Computing, 3rd edition, by David Kincaid and Ward Cheney, Brooks/Cole, 2002.

Format:

On a rotating basis, students will be in charge of leading the class in learning topics from the text.

Exam:

The final exam is scheduled for Monday June 7 at 12:20pm in the regular classroom.

Grade:

Grades are not the point.

Special Needs:

If you have specific physical, psychiatric, or learning disabilities and require accommodations, please let me know as soon as possible so that your learning needs may be appropriately met.

Resources:

LaTeX: LaTeX help 1.1; A sample LaTeX file, samplelatex (.tex, .dvi, .ps, .pdf); A sample of latex with figures incorporated: latexfig.tex and the sample figure lfig.eps.

MATLAB: Ohio University Matlab Central; Colorado MATLAB Help Desk; Local Matlab Quick Reference (.pdf) and Survival Guide (.pdf); Official MATLAB Documentation; Random web Introduction to MATLAB, MATLAB Summary and Tutorial, and A Practical Introduction to MATLAB.