MATH 567 - Numerical Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations

Spring 08

MWF 2:40-3:30pm, MG 120

Final Exam: Monday May 12, 2008, 3:30-5:30 pm, MG 120.

Instructor: Barbara Zubik-Kowal

Office: MG 241 B, Phone: 426-2802

Office Hours: Monday 3:40-4:30pm, Thursday 6:10-7:00pm, Friday 3:40-4:30pm

Textbooks: "Numerical Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations", J.C. Butcher, Wiley (2003).

Syllabus

(topics from Chapters 1-5 of Butcher's textbook)

Differential and Difference Equations
Numerical Differential Equation Methods
Runge-Kutta Methods
Linear Multistep Methods
General Linear Methods

In-class work, Test, Homework, Final Exam
In-class work: these problems will be solved in class. This work will be based on the instructor's help during classes. Students will follow intructions, which lead to the solutions of these problems.	In-class work will be collected at the end of each class and will be graded.
Homework: these problems have to be solved by using the strategies learned from the in-class work.	Homework will be collected on the dates, which will be indicated on the papers handed out during the classes.
Test: 02/20/2008	It will have both take-home and in-class components. Test problems will be based on the problems from in-class work and homework.
Final Exam : 05/12/2008, 3:30-5:30 pm	It will be like the Test of 02/20/2008.

Grading Policy
In-class work	25 %
Homework	25 %
Test	25 %
Final Exam	25 %
Total	100 %
A+: 97% and above; A: 93%-97%; A-: 90%-93%; B+: 87%-90%; B: 83%-87%; B-: 80%-83%; C+: 77%-80%; C: 73%-77%; C-: 70%-73%; D+: 67%-70%; D: 63%-67%; D-: 60%-63%; F: below 60%.