| Course Description | Numerical differentiation and integration. Ordinary differential equations and their numerical solution. Basic existence and stability theory. Difference equations. Boundary value problems. |
| Prerequisites | Math 20D and Math 170B. |
| Textbook |
R. L. Burden, J. D. Faires, A. M. Burden, Numerical Analysis,
10th ed., Brooks Cole, 2015.
Note: A copy of the textbook is reserved in the UCSD library. Note: We will cover part of Chapters 4, 5, and 11. |
| Lectures | 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, AP&M B402A. |
| Instructor |
Bo Li.
Office: AP&M 5723. Phone: (858) 534-6932. Email: bli@math.ucsd.edu. Office hours: 11:00 - 11:30 Thursdays and 4:00 - 5:00 Fridays |
| Discussion Sessions | Session A01, 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm, Tuesdays, APM 2402. |
| Teaching Assistant |
Yi Luo.
Office: SDSC E106. Email: yil328@ucsd.edu. Office hours: 4:50 - 5:50 Tuesdays in AP&M 2402. |
| Matlab | MATLAB is the official mathematical software and programming tool of the class. |
| Homework |
Homework will be assigned, collected, and partially graded regularly.
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here for the assignments.
Unless otherwise instructed, each homework is due in homework dropbox by 4:30 pm of Wednesday,
a week after its assigned.
Note: no late homework will be accepted unless a written verification of a valid excuse (such as hospitalization, family emergency, religious observance, court appearance, etc.) 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: 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm, Friday, May 4, 2018, AP&M B402A. Final exam: 8:00 am - 10:59 am, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, AP&M B402A. Note: neither rescheduled nor make-up exams will be allowed unless a written verification of a valid excuse (such as hospitalization, family emergency, religious observance, court appearance, etc.) is provided. |
| Grading | The final course grade will be determined based on the homework and exams with the weights: homework - 30%, midterm exam - 25%, and the final exam - 45%. The final course grade will be curved. |
| Academic Integrity | All students are expected to conduct themselves with academic integrity. Violations of academic integrity will be treated seriously. See the official UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarshiop and the related information. |