Fall 2014 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 8013.001
Course: Mathematics 8013.001.
Course Title: Numerical Linear Algebra I.
Time: TR 1730-1850.
Place: Wachman Hall 617.
Instructor: Szyld, Daniel B.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall 508.
Instructor Email: daniel.szyld@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215.204.7288.
Course Web Page: http://math.temple.edu/szyld/8013.html
Office Hours: TR 2:10-3:00.
Prerequisites: working knowledge of a computer language such as MATLAB, undergraduate linear algebra (matrix analysis, subspaces, etc.), desire to understand the ideas behind today's scientific software, and to know when one can believe the computer results obtained and when to question them.
Textbook: Numerical Linear Algebra, by L.N. Trefethen and D. Bau, III Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1997.
Course Goals: Understanding of the basic algorithms for the solution of linear systems and eigenvalue problems.
Topics Covered: Matrix factorizations and their applications. Conditioning and stability issues. Basic methods for eigenvalue problems, and for linear systems.
Course Grading: Sixty percent: Homeworks, projects, and class participation. Fifteen percent: Midterm exam. Twenty five percent: Final exam.
Exam Dates: Midterm, Thursday October 16. Final Exam, Tuesday December 16 (5:45-7:45pm).
Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend every class. If the student cannot attend a class for some justifiable reason, he or she is asked to contact the instructor before class if at all possible.
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- Fall Begins: Monday August 25, 2014
- Classes Begin: Monday August 25, 2014
- Labor Day: Monday September 1, 2014
- Course Add/Drop Deadline: Monday September 8, 2014
- Course Withdraw Deadline: Friday October 24, 2014
- Fall Break: Monday-Friday November 24 - November 28, 2014
- Classes End: Monday December 8, 2014
- Study Days: Tuesday-Wednesday December 9 - December 10, 2014
- Exam Week: Thursday-Wednesday December 11 - December 17, 2014
- Diploma Date: Thursday December 18, 2014
During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.
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