{"id":1224,"date":"2017-04-14T08:14:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T12:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/bruceedwards\/?page_id=1224"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:16:03","slug":"mad440118","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/bruceedwards\/mad440118\/","title":{"rendered":"MAD 4401 Introduction to Numerical Analysis &#8211; Spring 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MAD 4401 Introduction to Numerical Analysis &#8211; Spring 2018<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professor Bruce H. Edwards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>409 Little Hall<br>\nDepartment Phone (352) 294-2350<br>\nbruceedwards@ufl.edu<\/dd>\n<dd><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Section 3132, Little 219. MWF 5th period<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Section 4815, Little 239, MWF 7th period<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 &#8211; 10:30. Also by appointment.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>Grade of C or better in MAS 3114 or MAS 4105, plus experience with a scientific programming language.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>MAD 4401 is a 3 credit course covering numerical approximation techniques. Topics will include<br>\n(a) Solutions to equations in one variable, (b) Interpolation, (c) Numerical differentiation and integration,<br>\n(d) Numerical solution to differential equations, and (e) Approximation theory.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Website: people.clas.ufl.edu\/bruceedwards\/mad440118<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/bruceedwards\/content-removed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1267\">Matlab References<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Homework<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>Homework will be due every Friday (except on test days) at the beginning of the period.<br>\nYou are encouraged to work in groups of up to five students, and turn in a single assignment.<br>\nNeatness is mandatory!.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/bruceedwards\/content-removed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1372\"> Homework 11 due Friday, April 20 <\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quizzes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>There will be a quiz every Friday (except on test days).<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<dl>The best 8 scores (out of 10) will determine your quiz total.<\/dl>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tests (Written medical documentation is required for makeup tests.)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Test 1: Friday, February 9<\/li>\n<li>Test 2: Friday, March 23<\/li>\n<li>Test 3: Monday, April 23<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">200 Total Points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Three 40-point tests: 120<\/li>\n<li>8 5-point quizzes: 40<\/li>\n<li>Homework: 40<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A: 90 &#8211; 100%<\/li>\n<li>A-: 87 &#8211; 89.99%<\/li>\n<li>B+: 84 &#8211; 86.99%<\/li>\n<li>B: 80 &#8211; 83.99%<\/li>\n<li>B-: 77 &#8211; 79.99%<\/li>\n<li>C+: 74 &#8211; 76.99%<\/li>\n<li>C: 70 &#8211; 73.99%<\/li>\n<li>D: 60 &#8211; 69.99%<\/li>\n<li>E: 0 &#8211; 59.99%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University Resources and Policies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dso.ufl.edu\/drc\"> Disability Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with disabilities requesting accommodations should first register with<br>\nthe Disability Resource Center (352-392-8565) by providing appropriate<br>\ndocumentation. Once registered, students will receive an accommodation<br>\nletter which must be presented to the instructor when requesting<br>\naccommodation. Students with disabilities should follow this procedure<br>\nas early as possible in the semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ufl.edu\/ugrad\/1617\/advising\/info\/student-honor-code.aspx\"> Honor Code <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>UF students are bound by The Honor Pledge which states, \u201cWe, the members of the<br>\nUniversity of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest<br>\nstandards of honor and integrity by abiding by the Honor Code. On all work submitted for<br>\ncredit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or<br>\nimplied: \u201cOn my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this<br>\nassignment.\u201d The Honor Code specifies a number of behaviors that are in violation of this code<br>\nand the possible sanctions. Furthermore, you are obligated to report any condition that<br>\nfacilitates academic misconduct to appropriate personnel. 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