Rough Schedule (EXPECT IMPROMPTU CHANGES)

Week

 Lecture

Notes

1
Aug 24  Introduction
Reading Assmt:  1.1-1.3, Read through the course website.
Event:

2
Aug 29   Introduction
Aug 31   Introduction
Reading Assmt:  1.4-1.7
Event:

3
Sep 5     Introduction
Sep 7     Interpolation
Reading Assmt: 2.1 - 2.4
Event: HW1, due in 1 wk

4
Sep 12   Interpolation
Sep 14   Piecewise Polys
Reading Assmt: 3.1 - 3.3
Event:

5
Sep 19  Piecewise Polys
Sep 21  Piecewise Polys
Reading Assmt: 4.1-4.3
Event: HW2 due in 1 wk.

6
Sep 26    Numerical Integration
Sep 28    Numerical Integration
Reading Assmt: 5.1-5.4
Event:

7
Oct 3  Matrix Operations
Oct 5  Midterm review
Reading Assmt:
Event:

8
Oct 10   2hr, in class Midterm
Oct 12   Matrix Operations
Reading Assmt:
Event: Midterm;

9
Oct 17  Matrix Operations
Oct 19  Matrix Operations
Reading Assmt: 6.1-6.3
Event: HW3 due in 1 wk

10
Oct 24   Linear Systems
Oct 26   Linear Systems
Reading Assmt:
Event:

11
Oct 31   Linear Systems
Nov 2    QR
Reading Assmt: 7.1 - 7.3
Event: HW4 due in 1 wk

12
Nov 7  QR 
Nov 9  QR
Reading Assmt: 8.1-8.4
Event:

13
Nov 14  Optimization
Nov 16  Optimization
Reading Assmt:
Event:  HW 5, due in 1 wk

14
Nov 21    Optimization
Nov 23    Thanksgiving
Reading Assmt: 9.1-9.2
Event:

15
Nov 28    IVP
Nov 30    IVP
Reading Assmt:
Event:

16
Dec 5    Final exam review
Dec 7   No classes(??)
Reading Assmt:
Event:

Notes: All readings are from the Introduction to Scientific Computing: A Matrix-Vector Approach Using Matlab.