Numerical Methods for Calculus and Differential
Equations
MA 3457 / CS 4033 - 2016 A term
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Course Information Lecture and HW Schedule Students
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Numerical
Analysis is the study of algorithms for mathematical problems involving real or
complex numbers. The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to some
basic numerical techniques for differential and integral calculus and
differential equations.
Topics will include
- interpolation,
- approximation theory,
- numerical
differentiation and integration,
- numerical solutions of
ordinary differential equations.
- Error analysis will be
emphasized throughout.
Recommended background: Ordinary Differential
Equations (MA 2051).
An ability to write computer programs in a scientific language is assumed.
You will perform computer experiments using MATLAB,
an integrated computing environment that includes a very simple, high-level,
powerful programming language, graphics tools, and easy access to a great
variety of library software.
The class meets five times a week: four times with the professor and once with
the teaching assistant. You are responsible for any and all material discussed
and distributed in lecture and conference.
NOTE: Though the course posting states that Wednesday is the conference
day, there may be a week where lecture is given on Wednesday and the conference
is held on another day of the week.
Homework:
Homework will be posted on the web on the Lecture and HW Schedule page.
Your work must be clear and legible. No late homework will be
accepted. If you will not be in class the day that homework is due, please
have it turned in by someone else or turn it in before the start of class.
Start your homework the day that is assigned. It is given a week before it is
due because it may take a week to get it completed correctly.
Learning Matlab:
Matlab will be the software that
we will use in this course.
You can get acquainted with Matlab by
following the Matlab lecture notes found on our Lecture and HW Schedule page.
Please read WPI's Academic
Honesty Policy and all its pages.
Make note of the examples of academic dishonesty; i.e. acts that
interfere with the process of evaluation by misrepresentation of the relation
between the work being evaluated (or the resulting evaluation) and the
student's actual state of knowledge.
Each student is responsible for familiarizing him/herself with academic
integrity issues and policies at WPI. All suspected cases of dishonesty will be
fully investigated.
Ask Prof. Weekes if you are in any way unsure whether your proposed
actions/collaborations will be considered academically honest or not.
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a
disability, or if you have medical information to share with me that may impact
your performance or participation in this course, please make an appointment
with me as soon as possible.
If you have approved accommodations, please go to the Exam
Proctoring Center (EPC) in Morgan Hall to pick up Letters of Accommodation.
If you have not already done so, students with disabilities who
need to utilize accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the
Office of Disability Services (ODS) as soon as possible to ensure that such
accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. This office can be
contacted via email DisabilityServices@wpi.edu, via phone: (508) 831-4908, or
in person: 137 or 124 Daniels Hall.