AMSC/CMSC 460, Section 0201, Spring 2012 (Harland Glaz)
| EXAM DATES are POSTED BELOW |
| (03/17) See the ELMS / Blackboard Course site! |
| Homeworks, Quizzes, Exam 1 posted there. |
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| !!!! List with dates is below !!!! |
Time: TuTh 11:00 -- 12:15
Location: MTH B0421
Prerequisites: Math 240 and Math 241; CMSC 105 or CMSC
106 or CMSC 114 or ENEE 114.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Official Course Syllabus
where you can find the standard syllabus.
List of Topics
which has more detail.
GRADES:
- Midterm Exams - 35%
- Homework - 30%
- Quizzes - 5%
- Final Exam - 30%
TEXTBOOKS:
We will use TWO texts --
Textbook (required):
Numerical Computing with MATLAB, Cleve Moler,
Textbook Web Site
where you can download the entire text AND the m-files;
SIAM link to order hardcopy (recommended),
TEXTBOOK (required):
Introduction to Scientific Computing: A Matrix-Vector Approach Using
MATLAB (2nd Edition), Charles F. van Loan, Prentice Hall, 2000,
ISBN 978-0139491573.
Textbook Web Site
REFERENCES:
- An Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Endre Suli and David F.
Mayers, Cambridge University Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0521007948.
- Numerical Mathematics and Computing, Ward Cheney and David Kincaid,
Thomson Brooks-Cole, 2008, ISBN 978-0-495-11475-8.
Site
- Numerical Methods and Software, David Kahaner, Cleve Moler and
Stephen Nash, Prentice Hall, 1988, ISBN 978-0136272588.
Homework:
TBA - general instructions/comments will be inserted here.
Academic Integrity
You should be familiar with the University's policies on
Academic Integrity, including the Honor Pledge.
TESTBANK (the Math Department's online archive of past exams)
MIDTERM DATES:
- Midterm #1 - Thursday, March 01
- Midterm #2 - Thursday, April 05
- Midterm #3 - Thursday, May 03
FINAL EXAM -- Saturday, May 12, 2012 ; 8:00 -- 10:00 AM
Quiz 1 (in-class) Thursday, February 09
Quiz 2 (in-class) Tuesday, February 21
HW1 - Due Thursday, February 09
HW2 - Due Thursday, February 28
HW3 - Due Thursday, March 15
HW4 - Due Thursday, March 29
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