MATH 566, Fall 2005

MATH 566: Numerical Linear Algebra
Boise State University, Fall 2005

Instructor: Stephen Brill

Office: MG 218-A

Phone: (208) 426-3122

Fax: (208) 426-1356

E-mail: brill@math.boisestate.edu

Class meetings:
1515 to 1630, Tuesdays and Thursdays in room MG 120.

Textbook:
Fundamentals of Matrix Computations (Second Edition) by Watkins.

Office hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 1800-1845. 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.:
Please make sure that all cell phones, paging devices, etc., are turned off (or in vibrate mode) during class. If this request is not honored, I will be forced to introduce some sort of penalty for noncompliance. Please don't make me have to do this.

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.

Contesting grades:
If you think I have graded you unfairly on a particular assignment, you must bring this to my attention within a week from the time that the assignment was returned to the class. After a week I will not consider any requests to review and possibly change my grading.

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

Homework (60%) -- Homework will be assigned on a semi-regular basis and will consist of a combination of computational and theoretical exercises and computer programming. It will be convenient for you to do your programming in Matlab. There will be times when Maple (or Mathematica) will prove helpful. Collaborative work is not allowed.
Midterm Exam (20%) -- 13 October. Collaborative work is not allowed.
Final Exam (20%) -- We will discuss whether to have a take-home or an in-class final exam. If in-class, it will be on 13 December, 1530 to 1730. Again, collaborative work is not allowed. Download part 1 and part 2 of the final exam.

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 6 December 2005.
http://math.boisestate.edu/~brill/teaching/m566_f05/syll.html

MATH 566: Numerical Linear Algebra Boise State University, Fall 2005

MATH 566: Numerical Linear Algebra
Boise State University, Fall 2005