MATH 270B:
NUMERICAL
APPROXIMATION
AND
NONLINEAR
EQUATIONS
Instructor: Randolph E. Bank
Winter Quarter 2020
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The class meets MWF, 3:00-3:50, 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 Wednesday, March 18, 3:00-6:00.
Those taking the S/U option are exempt from the final exam.
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Office hours are 2:00-3:00 Thursday, AP&M 5771.
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The TA is Ziyan Zhu. His offfice hours are 9:00-11:00 Monday,
AP&M 1121.
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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
Final Exam Instructions
The final exam will be available for download on the homework page
and Gradescope
beginning 2:45 pm on Wednesday, March 18.
The exam is an open book exam. Upload a copy of
your completed exam on Gradescope by 6:15 pm on Wednesday.
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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