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AMSC460 / CMSC460 Computational Methods Spring 2015

Course Information

Instructor Changhui Tan
Lectures Tu Th 2:00pm - 3:15pm, at MATH0201
Office CSIC 4123
Office Hours Tu Th 11:00am - 12:00pm, or by appointment
Textbooks (Required) E. Suli and D. Mayers, An introduction to numerical analysis. (ISBN: 9780521007948)
  C. Moler, Numerical computing with Matlab. (ISBN: 9780898716603)   [Online copy]

 

Course Description

  • The official Math Department course description on AMSC/CMSC 460.
Topic References
» Linear systems of equations [Suli] Chapter 2, [Moler] Chapter 2.
Note #1 on Gauss elimination [HTML] [PDF]. Last update: 2/2, typo spotted by Frank VanGessel.
» Least square problems [Suli] Chapter 5, [Moler] Chapter 5.
» Root finder [Suli] Chapter 1,4, [Moler] Chapter 4.
» Polynomial approximation [Suli] Chapter 6,9,11, [Moler] Chapter 3.
Note #2 on Polynomial interpolation [HTML] [PDF]. Last update: 3/23.
» Numerical integration [Suli] Chapter 7,10, [Moler] Chapter 6.
» Numerical ODE [Suli] Chapter 12, [Moler] Chapter 7.
» Finite element method [Suli] Chapter 14.

 

Homework Assignments

  • 10 homework assignments will be given during the semester. The lowest score will be dropped.
  • Homework 9 available. It is due on 4/30 in class. Last update: 4/21.
  • Homework # 1 2 3 4 5 6-7 8 9 10
    Due 2/10 2/19 3/3 3/12 3/26 4/9 4/21 4/30 --
  •  Download Homework Assignments.
  • Additional resources for the homework.
  • » Homework 9: a Matlab script on multistep methods: multistep.m. Last update: 4/21.
  • » Homework 6-7: a Matlab script for linear spline least square approximation: linearspline.m. Last update: 4/1.
  • » Homework 5: a Matlab code to test if your code on Thomas algorithm is correct: testthomas.m. Last update: 3/12.
  • » Homework 4: a Matlab code on Runge's phenomenon: runge.m. Last update: 3/3.
  • » Homework 1: a Matlab code on Gauss elimination (without pivoting): mylu.m. Last update: 1/29.
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Group Project

  • Groups has been assigned. Please go to canvas to see your assigned project and groupmates. Last update: 3/12.
  • There are five group projects. The brief discription can be found HERE. The project is due at the end of the semester, including an in-class presentation and a report.
  • Group # Project title Presentation Report
    1 Iterative methods for linear sparse system  [Slides - PPT] [PDF]
    2  Eigen-systems for large matrices [Slides - Google] [PDF]
    3  Polynomial approximation: minimizing infinity-norm [Slides - PPT] [PDF]
    4 Extrapolation in numerical integration  [Slides - PDF] [PDF]
    5 Numerical methods for boundary value problems of second order ODE  [Slides - PPT] [PDF]

Exams

  • There are three midterm exams during the semester. A final exam will be given at the end of the semester.
  • The final exam will be held on May 18 (Monday) from 10:30 to 12:30 in MATH0201.
  • .Exam #. .Schedule. .Contents. .Results.  
    1 2/26 Linear system, Least square, Root finder Max 102, Min 40, Median 75. 90+ 7, 80+ 6, 70+ 8, 60+ 8, 60- 3.
    2 Due 4/14 Polynomial approximation, Numerical integration Max 100, Min 34, Median 87.  100 3, 90+ 9, 80+ 7, 70+ 6, 60+ 3, 60- 1.
    3 4/30 Numerical ODE, Finite element method Max 97, Min 25, Median 71. (Will curve up by 7)  90+ 3, 80+ 6, 70+ 7, 60+ 5, 60- 8.
    Final 5/18 Cumulative    
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Grades

  • Your grade are distributed as below:
  • Homeworks » 30%
    Project » 10%
    Medterm exams » 30%
    Final exam » 30%
  • The final grades with be given by A(90%+), B(80%+), C(70%+), D(60%+), F(60%-), with NO curve or adjustment.
  • You can view your grades detail through ELMS/Canvas system.

Contact Information

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