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Math 371, Winter 2013, Numerical Methods for Engineers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

schedule for final exam period<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, 4\/24, office hour at 3-4pm (RK, 4830 EH)
Thursday, 4\/25, review class at 12-1pm in 2866 East Hall (LW)
Friday, 4\/26, office hour at 10am-12pm (LW, 4823 EH); office hour at 3-4pm (RK, 4830 EH)
Monday, 4\/29, office hour at 10am-12pm (LW, 4823 EH); review class at 3-4pm in 1060 East Hall (RK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Section 1: TuTh 12-1:30pm, 2166 Dow
Instructor: Robert Krasny, 4830 East Hall, (734)-763-3505, krasny@umich.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section 2: TuTh 12-1:30pm, 1003 EECS
Instructor: Li Wang, 4823 East Hall, (734)-763-1181, wangbao@umich.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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course description<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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lecture notes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

chapter 1<\/a>\u00a0finite precision arithmetic
chapter 2<\/a>\u00a0root-finding
chapter 3<\/a>\u00a0numerical linear algebra and boundary value problems
chapter 4<\/a>\u00a0computing eigenvalues
chapter 5<\/a>\u00a0polynomial approximation and interpolation
chapter 6<\/a>\u00a0numerical integration
chapter 7<\/a>\u00a0time-dependent differential equations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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homework<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

hw1<\/a>\u00a0due: Tues Jan 22
hw2<\/a>\u00a0due: Tues Jan 29
hw3<\/a>\u00a0due: Thurs Feb 7
hw4<\/a>\u00a0due: Tues Feb 19
hw5<\/a>\u00a0due: Thurs March 14
hw6<\/a>\u00a0due: Thurs March 21
hw7<\/a>\u00a0due: Tues April 2
hw8<\/a>\u00a0due: Tues April 9
hw9<\/a>\u00a0due: Tues April 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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exam review sheets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

midterm exam :\u00a0review sheet problems<\/a>,\u00a0solutions<\/a>
final exam:\u00a0review sheet problems<\/a>,\u00a0solutions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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notes on using MATLAB<\/a>
Matlab resources for students<\/a>
Matlab Academy<\/a>
The Origins of Matlab<\/a>, by Cleve Moler, December 2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interview with Peter Lax<\/a>, AMS Notices, February 2006, “… the astonishing phenomenon of the interaction of solitons was discovered by numerical calculations …”
Germund Dahlquist<\/a>
Numerical Methods Resource Page<\/a>
Disasters Attributable to Bad Computing<\/a>, by Doug Arnold
Collection of Software Bugs<\/a>, by Thomas Huckle
references<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Student Data Form Form<\/a> FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fellowships, Graduate Study, Internships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“You need the willingness to fail all the time. You have to generate many ideas and then you have to work very hard only to discover that they don’t work. And you keep doing that over and over until you find one that does work.” – John Backus<\/a>, lead developer of Fortran<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SIAM has a webpage for students; check it out<\/a>, and don’t miss the link to free student memberships<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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