Math 365-001, Spring 2012

Math 365-001
Introduction to Computational Mathematics
Spring 2012

Time and Place: TuTh 3:15-4:30pm, ERB 1100
Instructor: Dr. Grady Wright, MG-220A, 426-4674, Email:

Office Hours: Tu: 12:30pm-2:00pm; Wed: 3:00-4:30pm, or by appointment (e-mail is best).

Please see the syllabus for more information.

Text book

Homework

See "How to Present your Work" for instructions on writing up your homework assignments, and basic mathematical symbols for a description of some symbols that can greatly simplify your mathematical writing.

Due date	Problem set	Notes
02-FEB-2012	HW01	publish_ex.m, Solution to Exercise 2 from the Tutorial on scripts, Solution to Exercise 2 from the Tutorial on scripts,
16-FEB-2012	HW02	Linear Algebra Basics, gegui.m, bcsstk36.mat
01-MAR-2012
15-MAR-2012
05-APR-2012
19-APR-2012
03-MAY-2012
08-MAY-2012: Final projects due

Final Project

More information about the final project will be posted here later in the semester.

MATLAB

For some introductory tutorials in MATLAB, please see the following links:

Introduction to the basics of MATLAB.
Introduction to programming in MATLAB.
Introduction to more advanced programming in MATLAB
Introductory tutorials from MathWorks (the creators of MATLAB).

Miscellaneous

A list of some disasters caused by numerical errors.
A history of Gaussian elimination (it's been around since long before Gauss!).
Link to a podcast discussing the importance of computational math in the auto industry (specifically linear algebra and finite element analysis). Check out the popular NASTRAN software used for this type of analysis.
Fractals generated from Newton's method.
BSU Student Code of Conduct.

Please e-mail me regarding any problems with the links on this page.

Math 365-001 Introduction to Computational Mathematics Spring 2012