MATH 270A: NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA

Instructor: Randolph E. Bank

Fall Quarter 2009

  • The class meets MWF, 3:00-3:50, AP&M 2402.
  • Grades are based on homework (25%), and the final exam (75%).
  • The final exam is Friday, December 11, 3:00-6:00.
  • Office hours are 4:00-5:00 Monday and Wednesday, AP&M 5771.
  • The TA is Hieu Nguyen. His office hour is Tuesday, 10:00-11:00, AP&M 5748.
  • The textbook is Numerical Mathematics by Alfio Quarteroni, Riccardo Sacco, and Fausto Saleri. (Springer Texts in Applied Mathematics, Volume 37, ISBN 978-3-540-34658-6) Electronic Version

Tentative Course Outline

Mathematics 270ABC will be divided into six blocks, each approximately five weeks, surveying major topics in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation.
  • Linear Algebra for Dense Matrices (270A)
  • Linear Algebra for Sparse Matrices (270A)
  • Nonlinear Equations and Optimization (270B)
  • Approximation Theory (270B)
  • Initial Value Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations (270C)
  • Two Point Boundary Value Problem for Ordinary Differential Equations (270C)

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