TIME TABLE: 66465 MWF 01:00 -- 01:50 in 0309 Burnham Hall from 01/07/2002 to 04/26/2002.

PREREQUISITES:

grade C or higher in MCS 275 or EECS 170 or EECS 171; or consent of the instructor.

INSTRUCTOR:

Jan Verschelde, Office: 728 SEO, Phone: 312 996 4609.
E-mail: jan@math.uic.edu.

GRADER:

Dongchul Yoo, Office 635 SEO, Phone: 312 413 9132.
E-mail: dcyoo@math.uic.edu, Office hours: 10-10:50 on Tuesday and Thursday.

OFFICE HOURS:

At 2PM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I am sure to be in my office; but feel free to stop by if you have any math questions. We can also make an appointment.

TEXT BOOK:

The text book for this course is `Applied Numerical Analysis' by Curtis F. Gerald and Patrick O. Wheatley, sixth edition, Addison-Wesley, 1999. In addition, consult the lecture notes.

MCS 471 SITE:

See http://www.math.uic.edu/~jan/MCS471.html for policies, list of topics, project descriptions, etc... The home page for MCS 471 is at http://www.math.uic.edu/~hanson/mcs471.

HOMEWORK:

Selected homework problems are assigned with each lecture, but it is recommended that you try all problems.

QUIZZES:

There will be a quiz every Friday, except during exam weeks. Every quiz is worth 10 points. There will be no makeup quizzes. If you miss a quiz or if your performance is bad, you can turn in the assigned homework to regain some of the points lost.

PROJECTS:

Five projects will be assigned during the semester, worth jointly a total of 200 points. The deadline for each project occurs at 1PM, before the lecture starts. Late submissions are accepted till 5PM the same day, but are penalized with 10 points off. Note that late correct projects may thus then still be more worth than incorrect but timely submitted programs.

ACADEMIC HONESTY:

No student shall claim or submit the work of another as ones own. You may discuss homework and projects with others, but must finish it and write the solution yourself without looking at others' work. Allowing someone to copy from you is also punishable.

EXAMS:

During the semester, there will be two exams worth 100 points each. There will be no makeup exams given. The final exam counts for 200 points. If an exam is missed, then greater weight will be placed on the final exam, especially on the material covered on the missing exam.

GRADING SCALE:

90 - 100% = A, 80 - 89% = B, 70 - 79% = C, 60 - 69% = D, 0 - 59% = E.
Your course grade is based on a total of 700 points: 100 from the quizzes, 200 from the projects, 200 from the exams during the semester, and 200 from the final exam.

CLASS ATTENDANCE:

Students are expected to attend all class meetings. Any changes in the list of topics or in the scheduling of exams and other assignments will be announced during class meetings. While the lectures cover the same materials in the text book, usually other examples will be presented and discussed. We will also address the topics you need to implement the projects.

SOME IMPORTANT DATES:

Friday 18 January : last day to drop the class.
Monday 21 January : Martin Luther King Day, no classes.
Friday 8 March : last day to withdraw from the class.
Monday 18 - Friday 21 March : Spring Break
Monday 29 April, 1:00-3:00PM : Final examination.