Course Number: 14264  Section: 3132

Time and Location

MWF 5, FAC 0127  10:40am-11:30am

Office Hour:  Tuesday 11:00-12:00 in person, Thursday 11:00-12:00 virtual.

Credit: 3

Prerequisites: Calculus, Linear Algebra grade C or higher.

Description and Goals

Textbook: Numerical Methods Using Matlab, Fourth edition, Pearson Prentice Hall (Publisher)
                    John. H. Mathews, Kurtis D. Fink (required)

Topics:

Error Analysis
Root Finding
Solutions of Linear Systems
Interpolation and Polynomial Approximation
Numerical Differentiation
Numerical Integration
Numerical Differential Equations
Least Squares Approximations
Notes:

Computer skills are expected. You must know well at least one programming language.
Homework will be assigned on the Web. No late homework is accepted.
Only simple, not graphic calculators are permitted during examinations.

Final Grades:  There will be three mid-term exams ( 20% each) and a comprehensive final exam (30%), all based on suggested homework problems. All the homework grades will be factored as 10% of the total grade.

The tentative arrangement for the four  exams is

Exam 1 January 31  (Monday)

Exam 2 February 28 (Monday).

Exam 3 March 28 (Monday)

Final exam: 4/28/2022 10:00am-12:00pm

 

A weekly schedule of topics and assignments:

Weeks 1 Chapter 1. week 2-3 Chapter 2, Week 3-4 Chapter 3, Week 5-6 Chapter 4, Week 7-8: Chapter 5, Week 9-11 Chapter 7. weeks 12-16 Chapter 8 and part of chapter 9.

Grading Scale:

Grades will then be assigned based upon the following scale: A 88% – 100% B+ 83% – 87% B 77% – 82% C+ 72% – 76% C 67% – 71% D 55% – 66% E 0% – 54%

Attendance and Late Policy

Attendance of lectures is voluntary. Make-up exams can be allowed if the student can provide documents to verify the EXTREMELY urgent nature of his/her absence.

ABSOLUTELY NO MAKEUPS WITHOUT MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION. Requirements for class attendance and make-up exams, assignments, and other work in this course are consistent with university policies that can be found at :

https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx

Students that need accommodation

Students with disabilities requesting accommodations should first register with the Disability Resource Center (352-392-8565, www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/) by providing appropriate documentation. Once registered, students will receive an accommodation letter which must be presented to the instructor when requesting accommodation. Students with disabilities should follow this procedure as early as possible in the semester.

Information on current UF grading policies for assigning grade points:

https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx

Information on course evaluation

Students are expected to provide feedback on the quality of instruction in this course by completing online evaluations at https://evaluations.ufl.edu. Evaluations are typically open during the last two or three weeks of the semester, but students will be given specific times when they are open. Summary results of these assessments are available to students at https://evaluations.ufl.edu/results/.

 

Requirements on class attendance, make-up exams and other things:

Students are required to attend all the lectures. Two worst quiz grades will be dropped and no make-up quiz will be given. Make-up exams can only be given under extremely rare situations and the students must provide convincing documents to show the extremely urgent nature of absence.  Look at the following link for guidance:

https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx