MATH 270A:
NUMERICAL
LINEAR
ALGEBRA
Instructor: Randolph E. Bank
Fall Quarter 2017
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The class meets MWF, 11:00-11:50, AP&M 2402.
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Grades for the letter grade (qualifying exam) option
are based on homework (25%),
and the final exam (75%).
Grades for the S/U option are based on homework (100%).
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The final exam is Tuesday, December 12, 11:30-2:30.
Those taking the S/U option are exempt from the final exam.
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Office hours are 4:00-5:00 Tuesday, AP&M 5771.
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The TA is Xuefeng Shen. His office hours are 2:00-4:00 Thursday, SDSC E295.
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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.
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Numerical Linear Algebra for Dense Matrices (270A)
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Numerical Linear Algebra for Sparse Matrices (270A)
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Nonlinear Equations and Optimization (270B)
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Approximation Theory (270B)
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Initial Value Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations (270C)
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Two Point Boundary Value Problem for Ordinary Differential Equations (270C)
Click here for a more detailed syllabus for the
Numerical Analysis Qualifying Exam.
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