MATH 170B: Numerical Analysis
Winter 2009

Instruction

Instructor: Prof. Jiawang Nie

Office: AP&M 5864.

Phone: (858) 534-6015.

Email: njw "AT" math.ucsd.edu.

Office hours: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, Mondays, and 10:30 am - 11:30 pm, Wednesdays.

Lectures

Time: 12:00 noon - 12:50 pm, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

Location: HSS 1305.

Course Description

Rounding and discretization errors. Calculation of roots of polynomials and nonlinear equations. Interpolation and Approximation. Numerical Differentiation and Integration.

Prerequisite

MATH 20F: Linear Algebra

Textbook

Richard L. Burden and J. Douglas Faires, Numerical Analysis , 8th-edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2005.

Discussion Sessions and Teaching Assistant

Session A01: 4:00-4:50, Thursdays, APM B412, by Mr. Alex Brik

Homework

Homework will be assigned in Wednesday's lectures and collected in the following Wednesday's lecture.

Homework #1: due on 01/14/2009 Solution .
  Section 1.1: 2(b), 4(a), 6, 18, 20, 26

Homework #2: due on 01/21/2009 Solution .
    Section 1.3: 2, 6, 8, 16
    Section 2.1: 4, 10, 12, 18

Homework #3: due on 01/28/2009 Solution .
    Section 2.2: 8, 16, 18, 22
    Section 2.3: 2, 4(a), 14,

Homework #4: due on 02/04/2009 Solution .
    Section 2.4: 6, 8, 10, 12
    Section 2.5: 14, 16

Homework #5: due on 02/11/2009 Solution .
    Section 3.1: 4, 12, 18, 20, 22, 24

Homework #6: due on 02/18/2009 Solution .
    Section 3.2: 10, 16, 17, 20
    Section 3.3: 2(a,b), 4(a,b), 6, 12

Homework #7: due on 02/27/2009 Solution .
    Section 4.1: 4, 8, 22, 24
    Section 4.2: 6, 8, 10, 14

Homework #8: due on 03/6/2009
    Section 4.3: 2, 6, 16, 18, 20, 24
    Section 4.4: 2, 4, 10, 12

Notes: (1) Please write your names, id nubmers, and section numbers on your homework. Please stable together your homework pages.

(2) 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.

Computer Assignment

Computer assignment via MATLAB is required for this course.
Computer Lab with MATLAB is provided in AP&M building.

Computer Assignment #1: due on 01/21/2009
    Section 2.1: 6

Computer Assignment #2: due on 01/28/2009
    Section 2.2: 12
    Section 2.3: 6, 8

Computer Assignment #3: due on 02/04/2009
    Section 2.6: 5, 6, 7(a,b,c)

Computer Assignment #4: due on 02/18/2009
    Section 3.1: 8
    Section 3.2: 2,8

Computer Assignment #5: due on 02/27/2009
    Section 4.1: 20
    Section 4.2: 12

Computer Assignment #6: due on 03/06/2009
    Section 4.5: 2

Here is a note on how to get started with MatLab.

Exams

There will be two midterms and one final.

Midterm I: Wednesday January 28

Midterm II: Wednesday March 4

Final:

Grading

The final course grade will be determined based on the assignments and exams with the weights:
Homework - 20%
Computer Assignment - 10%
Midterm I - 20%
Midterm II - 20%
Final - 30%

The grades will be curved within the entire class.

Academic Integrity

Every student is expected to conduct themselves with academic integrity. Violations of academic integrity will be treated seriously.
See http://www-senate.ucsd.edu/manual/Appendices/app2.htm for UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship.