MATH 353, Spring 2006: Engineering Mathematics III

Section 10: M W 9:05-9:55 AM - EWG 203 and F 9:05-9:55 AM - EWG 207 and

Section 13: M W 8:00-8:50 AM - EWG 203 and F 8:00-8:50 AM - EWG 207

Instructor: Constantin Bacuta, 532 Ewing Hall, Phone : 831-1877, E-mail :bacuta@math.udel.edu
Office hours: M W 10:00-11:00 AM , Th 4:00-5:00 PM
Web page: http://www.math.udel.edu/~bacuta/

Course Description: Numerical Methods in engineering, linear and non-linear algebraic equations, numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, Runge-Kutta methods, boundary value problems, finite differences, applications to engineering problems with programming.

Textbook: Numerical Methods using Matlab, Mathews and Fink, 4th ed., (Pearson/Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2004), ISBN 0-13-065248-2. Material to be covered: From Chapters 1- 7, 9, 10.

Homework: Check it often.

Syllabus: Have a copy in your Math 353 folder.

News & Reviews:

The final exam is scheduled for Friday, May 26, 8-10 AM in WHL 109

REVIEW for the FINAL, Extra Office Hour: Thursday, May 25: 3-5 PM

REVIEW for MIDTERM I, Friday March 17 Extra Office Hour: Wednesday March 15: 4-5 PM

REVIEW for MIDTERM II, Friday, April 28 Extra Office Hour: Wednesday April 26: 4-5 PM


Helpful sites to follow for getting matlab help.

Introduction to MATLAB by exercises, courtesy of Richard J. Braun

MatLab Tutorial , courtesy of Tobin Driscoll

The MathWorks web site (Matlab's developer), with extensive help and documentation .

Introduction to MATLAB by David F. Griffiths at Dundee, UK

UNIX Tutorial


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