CS-321-2

Introduction to Numerical Methods
Fall 1999
MWF 3:00 - 3:50 pm in AH 263

Instructor:: Dr. Fuhua (Frank) Cheng; 763B Anderson Hall; Phone: 257-6760; Email: cheng@cs.engr.uky.edu; URL: http://www.cs.engr.uky.edu/~cheng/

Office Hours:

Mondays and Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 pm and by appointment

Text:

Numerical Mathematics and Computing, 3rd ed.

(Author: Cheney and Kincaid; Publisher: Brooks/Cole)

and my notes (can be downloaded from my homepage)

(* You will also need an inexpensive pocket calculator of the scientific type for homework and exams.)

GradingPolicy:

Homework & Programs**.......40%

Midterm........30%

Final.......... 30%

(** Programming assignments have to be done in C.)

Late Penalty:

I will accept programs and homework up to 1 week late for a penalty of 5% for each day past due. Programs and homework more than one week late will not be considered for a grade.

Cheating and Plagiarism:

Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated in this course. You may assistant each other with general concepts on the programming assignments and homework. But you should not copy other people's code or homework, or let other people copy your code or homework. The minimum punishment for either of these is an "E" in the course.

Scale:

90 -100....A

80 - 89.....B

70 - 79.....C

60 - 69.....D

0 - 59.......E

Course Description:

This course presents the basic techniques for the design, use, and understanding of numerical algorithms. The students will be given application-oriented programming assignments to enhance their ability in solve practical problems.

Course Contents:

1. Number representation and errors

2. System of Linear Equations (Numerical Linear Algebra)

3. Computation of Matrix Eigenvalues

4. Polynomial Interpolation

5. Solution of Nonlinear Equations

6. Numerical integration

7. Curve Fitting to Measured Data*

8. Interpolation/Approximation by spline functions*

9. Ordinary differential equations*

* Optional

Important Dates:

Midterm 10/18/99 (Monday)

Last day to withdraw from a course 10/22/99 (Friday)

Last day of classes 12/10/99 (Friday)

Final Exam 12/16/99 (Thursday 10:30 am)