MCS 471
Numerical Analysis
University of Illinois at Chicago
Fall 2014


Professor David Nicholls

1219 Science and Engineering Offices (SEO)
(312) 413-1641
nicholls@math.uic.edu
http://www.math.uic.edu/~nicholls/mcs471_fall14/index.html

Lecture (Taft Hall 308): MWF 10:00 am - 10:50 am

Office Hours (1219 SEO):

Textbook:

Other References:
Grading:
Homeworks:
Exams:
Tentative Schedule:

Week
Day
Date
Topics
HW Number (due-date)
HW Problems (C=computer problem)
1
Mon
Wed
Fri
8/25
8/27
8/29
0.1
0.2
0.3
#1 (9/19)
0.1: 6;
0.2
: 4(a)-(d), 8(a)-(d)

0.3: 2
2
Mon
Wed
Fri
9/1 (Labor Day)
9/3
9/5
NO CLASS
MATLAB DEMO
0.4 & 0.5

#1 (9/19)


0.4: C2; 0.5: 6
3
Mon
Wed
Fri
9/8
9/10
9/12
1.1 & 1.2
1.2 & 1.3
1.3 & 1.4
#1 (9/19)
1.1: C2; 1.2: 20, C4
1.3: 6, C2

4
Mon
Wed
Fri
9/15
9/17
9/19 [HW 1 due]
1.4 & 1.5
2.1
2.2
#2 (10/3)
1.4: 4, C10; 1.5: C2(a), C4
2.1: 6, C1(a)
2.2: 6, C1(a)
5
Mon
Wed
Fri
9/22
9/24
9/26
2.3
2.4
2.5
#2 (10/3) 2.3: 8, C2;
2.4: 4(a)
2.5: C6
6
Mon
Wed
Fri
9/29
10/1
10/3 [HW 2 due]
2.6
2.6
2.7
#3 (11/7) 2.6: 10, C6 (use MATLAB's CG)

2.7
: C12
7
Mon
Wed
Fri
10/6
10/8
10/10
3.1
3.2
3.3
#3 (11/7) 3.1: 18
3.2: 4, C4
3.3: C4
8
Mon
Wed
Fri
10/13
10/15
10/17 [MIDTERM DUE]
3.4
4.1
4.2
#3 (11/7) 3.4: 4, C12
4.1: 12, C10
4.2
: C4
9
Mon
Wed
Fri
10/20
10/22
10/24
4.3
4.3
4.5
#3 (11/7) 4.3: C8 (use MATLAB's QR)

4.5: 4, C8
10
Mon
Wed
Fri
10/27
10/29
10/31
4.5
5.1
5.2
#3 (11/7)
5.1
: 10, C2
5.2: 12, C8
11
Mon
Wed
Fri
11/3
11/5
11/7 [HW 3 due]
5.3
5.5
6.1
#4 (11/21) 5.3: C2 (a)-(d)
5.5: 2
6.1: 3 (a)-(b); C2 (a)-(b)
12
Mon
Wed
Fri
11/10
11/12
11/14
6.2
6.3
NO CLASS
#4 (11/21) 6.2: 1 (a)-(b); C1 (a)-(b)
6.3: 1 (a)-(b); C1 (a)-(b)

13
Mon
Wed
Fri
11/17
11/19
11/21 [HW 4 due]
6.4
6.6
6.7


14
Mon
Wed
Fri
11/24
11/26
11/28 (Thanksgiving)
7.1 & 7.2
7.3
NO CLASS


14
Mon
Wed
Fri
12/1
12/3
12/5
8.1
8.2 & 8.3
10.1 & 10.2 & 10.3


16
Fri
12/12 [FINAL DUE] FINAL EXAM (Take Home: Due by 2pm)



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