MATH 465, Spring 2005

MATH 465: Numerical Analysis
Boise State University, Spring 2005

Instructor: Stephen Brill

Office: MG 218-A

Phone: (208) 426-3122

Fax: (208) 426-1356

E-mail: brill@math.boisestate.edu

Class meetings:
1340 to 1430, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday in room MG 120.

Textbook:
Numerical Analysis (8th Edition) by Burden and Faires.

Office hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 1430 to 1530. Other times by appointment.

Academic honesty:
All students are expected to be familiar with and adhere to the policies and standards given in the BSU Student Code of Conduct.

Cell phones, paging devices, etc.
Last semester my classes endured an epidemic of cell phones ringing in class despite my frequent requests that they be turned off. Because such a situation is unacceptable, I feel I am forced to introduce the following policy. If, during class, your cell phone, paging device, etc., makes a noise that I can hear, your score on the next exam will be reduced by three points. If such a noise occurs and no one admits to being responsible for it, then this penalty will be applied to the entire class.

Late work and/or extensions:
If you seek an extension on an assignment and the request occurs after the due date or time, your request will be summarily denied (except in the most extraordinary circumstances). Such requests that occur before the due date and time will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Grading policy:
Your grade will be determined by your performance in three areas:

Homework (50%) -- Homework will be assigned on a semi-regular basis (perhaps one or two assignments per week). Homework will include both computational and theoretical problems, as well as some computer programming. Although collaborative work on homework is encouraged, each student must hand in his/her own homework paper and/or computer work. It will be convenient for you write your programs in Matlab. There will also be occasions when using Maple will prove helpful.

Midterm exam (25%) -- Friday, 4 March. Collaborative work on the midterm exam is not permitted.

Final exam (25%) -- This take-home exam is due Wednesday, 11 May, at 1500. Collaborative work on the final exam is not permitted.

Your grade will be computed via the following algorithm. Let x be the number of points accumulated throughout the semester (between 0 and 100):

A: x > 90
B: 80 < x < 90
C: 70 < x < 80
D: 60 < x < 70
F: x < 60

This page was most recently updated on 4 May 2005.
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MATH 465: Numerical Analysis Boise State University, Spring 2005

MATH 465: Numerical Analysis
Boise State University, Spring 2005