| Prerequisites | MAPL 466 (Introduction to Numerical Analysis I) and MATH 410 (Advanced Calculus I). |
| Textbook | J. Stoer and R. Bulirsch, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, 2nd ed., Springer-Verlag, 1993. |
| Lectures | MWF 12:00pm -- 12:50pm, Math 0401. |
| Instructor | Bo Li (Office hours: Th 11:00am -- 12:00am, F: 4:00 -- 5:00; Office: Math 4304). |
| Grader | Ryan Lance (Office: Math 4204). |
| Class web page | http://www.math.umd.edu/~bli/teaching/mapl666f00/. |
| Homework | Assigned and graded regularly. The homework with lowest score will be dropped. Note: no late homework will be accepted except a proved reasonable excuse (such as hospitalization, a family emergency, and a major religious activity) is provided. |
| Exams |
There will be one midterm and one final, close-book and close-note exams.
The final exam will be cumulative.
Midterm exam: 12:00pm -- 12:50pm, Monday, October 16, Math 0401. Final exam: 10:30am -- 12:30pm, Wednesday, December 20, Math 0401. Note: neither make-up nor rescheduled exams will be allowed unless a proved written excuse (such as hospitalization, a family emergency, and a major religious activity) is provided sufficiently ahead of time. |
| Grading | The final course grade will be determined based on the homework and exams with the following weights: homework -- 30%, midterm exam -- 25%, and final exam -- 45%. |