Math 440

Advanced Numerical Analysis

Spring Semester 2001

Instructor: Dr. John Mathews, Ph.D. and Professor of Mathematics

Office: McCarthy Hall, room MH - 182 B

Office Hours: MWF 10:00 - 10:50 a.m., W 1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
You are welcome to make an appointment for other times.

Telephone: My office 278-3196
E-mail: mathews@fullerton.edu
www: http://titan.fullerton.edu/~mathews/

Classroom: 11:00 - 11:50am, MWF, in MH-452

Text: Numerical Methods Using Mathematica by John H. Mathews and Kurtis D. Fink

Check out the new Numerical Methods - Numerical Analysis Page

Computers: We will be using the state of the art software Mathematica. If you want it, you can get a free copy of the MathReader. Use the following link to connect to a Mathematica tutorial. Use the following link to books about Mathematica. Mathematica is listed by the Mathematical and Computational Science Division within the Information Technology Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It is known to solve a wide variety of applied problems.

Materials: Course materials are available in the library and on my web page.

Be sure to check the Lecture Schedule.

  1. Midterm Exam date TBA
  2. Final Exam date May 21

Prerequisites: Math 150A, 150B, 250A, 250B, 340 and a course in programming such as BASIC, C, FORTRAN, Java, Pascal, MatLab or Mathematica.

Reading: You are to read ahead in the textbook each day and be familiar with the new vocabulary and new material before they are covered in the lecture and computer lab.

Articles: Articles I have written about numerical analysis.

Course Homework: Homework will be assigned regularly.

Computer Projects: Computer projects will be required.

Collaboration: Find at least one classmate with whom you can study. A support group is important.

Attendance: Your presence matters. Arrive to class on time! Let me know if you cannot attend a class. I will inform you of the topic covered and explain to you how to study them on your own.

Course Points:

  1. Midterm Exam counts 300
  2. All computer projects count 400
  3. Final Exam counts 300

Course Marks: A: 1000 - 900, B: 899 - 800, C: 799 - 650, D: 649 - 450

Computers: We will have the opportunity to use the new Math. Dept. computer laboratory and use the new software programs Mathematica 4.0. Schedule of Math. Dept. Computer Lab Hours.