MAT 423: Numerical analysis I
Fall 2018
| Class Time |
M,W 10:30am – 11:45am |
| Class Location |
Tempe – WXLRA 113 |
| Instructor |
Sébastien Motsch |
| Office |
WXLRA 836 |
| Email |
smotsch@asu[dot]edu |
| Office Hours |
M,W 12:00pm – 1:00pm |
| Class webpage |
www.seb-motsch.com/teaching |
Textbook
- Richard L. Burden, J. Douglas Faires, Numerical Analysis (9th edition)
Supplementary:
- Gilbert Strang, Linear algebra and its applications
- Lloyd N. Trefethen, David Bau III, Numerical linear algebra.
Course description
- Solving non-linear scalar equation: f(x)=0 (Chap. 2)
- Linear systems: Ax=b (Chap. 6-7,9)
- Solving non-linear systems (Chap. 10)
- Linear programming (Chap.8 from Strang’s book)
The Mid-term is scheduled (to be confirmed) on for Wednesday October 3rd in class.
Class Schedule
| Aug 20 – 22 |
Presentation course – Review calculus (Taylor polynomial) |
| Aug 27 – 29 |
Bisection and Newton method, fixed-point iteration (2.1-2.3) |
Class homework