Welcome to MthSc 365 Section 3 Numerical Methods for Engineers (Fall 2014)
Instructor: Dr. Timo Heister, heister@clemson.edu, http://www.math.clemson.edu/~heister/
Please contact me via email for questions, appointments, etc..
Handouts and Resources
- This site: http://www.math.clemson.edu/~heister/math3650-fall2014/
- Blackboard: http://bb.clemson.edu
- Syllabus
- Lecture notes (on blackboard)
- Homework (on blackboard)
Class Schedule
See http://www.registrar.clemson.edu/pdf/academicCalendar2014.pdf and http://www.registrar.clemson.edu/html/examSched.htm for important dates.
Schedule (Chapters refer to the lecture notes):
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08/21:
- Introduction
- Syllabus
- Chapter 1.1, 1.2: numerical methods, analytical solution
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08/26:
- Chapter 2: binary numbers, floating point representation
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09/02:
- Chapter 3: linear systems (Intro, back substitution)
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09/04:
- Gauss Elimination
- lab2
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09/09:
- Backslash operator, LU decomposition
- finish lab2 (Gauss Elimination)
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09/11:
- Taylor series
- finite differences: forward, backward, centered
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09/16:
- centered difference
- lab 3
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09/18:
- three point formulas
- second derivative approximations
- Initial Value Problems
- Boundary Value Problems (started)
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09/23:
- lab on HW3
Date: 2014-09-23 09:42:38 EDT
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