MA 3257/CS 4032 On-Line Materials

Homepage of this course in : http://users.wpi.edu/~msarkis/MA3257/course.html course.html

Homepage of the syllabus in: http://users.wpi.edu/~msarkis/MA3257/syllabus.html syllabus.html

Instructor: Marcus Sarkis

Office: SH 206

e-mail: msarkis@wpi.edu

Lecture : MTRF 10:00am-10:50am SH308

Conference : W 10:00am-10:50am and W 11:00am-11:50am SH308

Instructor: Office hours: M 11:00am-11:30am, R 11:00am-11:30am or by appointment via e-mail.

TA (Carlos Eduardo Borges): Office hours: R 11:30am-1:30pm SH205 or by appointment via e-mail (ceduardo@wpi.edu)

Textbook: Numerical Analysis, Burden and Faires, Brooks/Cole, 2011, 9th Edition, ISBN 0-538-73351-9.

On-line Materials

WEEK 1 -- Jan 12 to Jan 13

Readings: pages 432-443
Exercices Section 7.1: #1,2,4,6,12 (page 441-442) - (due to Jan 20)

WEEK 2 -- Jan 17 to Jan 20

Quiz 1, Friday Jan 20 about Section 7.1

WEEK 3 -- Jan 23 to Jan 27

Readings: pages 443-450
Section 7.2: # 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19 (due to Feb 3)
Readings: pages 450-462
Section 7.3: # 1, 3, 9a,c, 13, 14, (due to Feb3), 17

WEEK 4 -- Jan 30 to Feb 3

Readings: pages 463-469
Section 7.4: # 1, 7, (due to Feb 3) 9, 12
Quiz Feb 3 (about Sections 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4

WEEK 5 -- Feb 6 to Feb 10

Readings: pages 563-568
Section 9.1 # 3, 5, 10, 15 (due to Feb 25)
Readings: pages 570-573
Section 9.2 # 3a-b,4a-b,7a-b,18 (due to Feb 25)
Readings: pages 576-590
Section 9.3 # 1, 3, 5, 17, 18abd, 19ab, 20 (due to Feb 25)
PROJECT 1: http://users.wpi.edu/~msarkis/MA3257/proj1.pdf proj1.pdf (due to Feb 17)
Feb 7: Lecture by Dr. Adriana Hera on MATLAB,10-11am, SH308
Feb 8: Conference by Dr. Adriana Hera, it will be held at the same time, however, at HL234 (MATLAB lab section)
Below a message from Adriana:
The Matlab lecture notes have been posted on myWPI-SESA Training web site in the folder:
MATLAB > CUSTOMIZED SESSIONS 2011-2012> Matlab for MA3257.
To access myWPI-SESA Training web site:
1. Log in to myWPI
2. Click the "Community" tab.
3. Type SESA in the Organization Search box, click "Go".
4. Click the "Enroll" button and then click "Submit" and OK. A link to SESA training will appear in Organizations module of the home page.

WEEK 6 -- Feb 13 to Feb 17

MATLAB help section: Monday, Feb. 13, 4:30-5:30pm , HL234.

WEEK 7 -- Feb 20 to end

Readings: Sections 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3
Section 2.1: #2, 15
Section 2.2: #3, 11,16, 19
Section 2.3: #1,3a, 15,
Quiz on Feb 24, only about (Sections 9.1,9.2 and 9.3)
The HW to handle on Feb 24 only about Sections 9.1,9.2 and 9.3)
Final Thrusday March 1st. Two old exams, on the final there will more excercies on Sections 2-1-2.3
Old Exams: http://users.wpi.edu/~msarkis/MA3257/sample1.pdf
http://users.wpi.edu/~msarkis/MA3257/sample2.pdf
http://users.wpi.edu/~msarkis/MA3257/sample3.pdf
http://users.wpi.edu/~msarkis/MA3257/sample4.pdf