MATH 170A: Numerical Linear Algebra
Fall quarter, 2006

Instructor: Bo Li

Tentative Syllabus

Chapter 2: Systems of Equations
2.1 Gaussian Elimination
2.2 The LU Factorization
Chapter 0: Fundamentals
0.3 Floating Point Representation of Real Numbers
0.4 Loss of Significance
Chapter 2: Systems of Equations
2.3 Sources of Error
2.4 The PA = LU Factorization
2.5 Iterative Methods
Chapter 4: Least Squares
4.1 Least Squares and the Normal Equations
4.3 QR Factorization
Chapter 12: Eigenvalues and Singular Values
12.1 Power Iteration Methods
12.2 QR Algorithm
12.3 Singular Value Decomposition

Last updated by Bo Li on September 25, 2006.