MCS 471
Numerical Analysis
University of Illinois at Chicago
Fall 2017


Professor David Nicholls

1219 Science and Engineering Offices (SEO)
davidn@uic.edu
http://www.math.uic.edu/~nicholls/mcs471_fall17/index.html

Lecture (Taft Hall 204): 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
8/28
8/30
9/1
0.1
0.2 & 0.3
0.4 & 0.5
#1 (9/22)
0.1: 6;
0.2
: 4(a)-(d), 8(a)-(d);
0.3: 2
0.4: C2; 0.5: 6
2
Mon
Wed
Fri
9/4 (Labor Day)
9/6
9/8
NO CLASS
[MATLAB DEMO]
1.1 & 1.2

#1 (9/22)


1.1
: C2; 1.2: 20, C4
3
Mon
Wed
Fri
9/11
9/13
9/15
1.3
1.4 & 1.5
2.1 & 2.2
#1 (9/22)
1.3: 6, C2
1.4: 4, C10; 1.5: C2(a), C4
2.1: 6, C1(a); 2.2: 6, C1(a)
4
Mon
Wed
Fri
9/18
9/20
9/22 [HW 1 due]
2.3
2.4
2.5
#2 (10/6)
2.3: 8, C2
2.4: 4(a)
2.5: C6
5
Mon
Wed
Fri
9/25
9/27
9/29
2.6
2.6
2.7
#2 (10/6) 2.6: 10, C6 (use MATLAB's CG)

2.7
: C12
6
Mon
Wed
Fri
10/2
10/4
10/6 [HW 2 due]
3.1
3.2 & 3.3
3.3
#3 (11/10) 3.1: 18
3.2: 4, C4
3.3: C4

7
Mon
Wed
Fri
10/9
10/11
10/13
3.4 & 3.5
4.1 & 4.2
4.3
#3 (11/10) 3.4: 4, C12
4.1: 12, C10; 4.2: C4
4.3: C8 (use MATLAB's QR)
8
Mon
Wed
Fri
10/16
10/18
10/20 [MIDTERM]
4.4
4.5
4.5
#3 (11/10) 4.4: C2 (use MATLAB's GMRES)
4.5: 4, C8
9
Mon
Wed
Fri
10/23
10/25
10/27
5.1
5.2
5.3 & 5.4
#3 (11/10) 5.1: 10, C2
5.2: 12, C8
5.3: C2 (a)-(d); 5.4: C8
10
Mon
Wed
Fri
10/30
11/1
11/3
5.5
6.1
6.1
#3 (11/10) 5.5: 2
6.1: 3 (a)-(b); C2 (a)-(b)

11
Mon
Wed
Fri
11/6
11/8
11/10 [HW 3 due]
6.2
6.3 & 6.4
6.5
#4 (12/1) 6.2: 1 (a)-(b); C1 (a)-(b)
6.3
: 1 (a)-(b); C1 (a)-(b); 6.4: C2 (a)-(b)

6.5: C1;
12
Mon
Wed
Fri
11/13
11/15
11/17
6.6 & 6.7
7.1 & 7.2
7.2
#4 (12/1) 6.6: 4; 6.7: 5, C6
7.1: C2; 7.2: C2
13
Mon
Wed
Fri
11/20
11/22
11/24 (Thanksgiving)


NO CLASS


14
Mon
Wed
Fri
11/27
11/29
12/1 [HW 4 due]



15
Mon
Wed
Fri
12/4
12/6
12/8



16
Fri
12/15 [FINAL DUE] FINAL EXAM (Take Home: Due by 2pm)



MATLAB Primer:
primer35.pdf
Information Page: info
Sauer Book MATLAB codes:
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