Instructor: Constantin
Bacuta, 532 Ewing Hall, Phone
:
831-1877, E-mail
:bacuta@math.udel.edu
Office hours: T 3:00-5:00 PM, W 9:00-10:00 AM.
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:
REVIEW for the FINAL, Friday 05/18/07, 1:00-3:00PM in Gore 303 Extra Office Hours: Thursday, May 17: 3-4:30 PM
REVIEW for MIDTERM I, Wednesday March 15 Extra Office Hours: Monday March13, 2:30-4 PM
REVIEW for MIDTERM II, Wednesday April 25 Extra Office Hours: Monday April 23, 2:00-3:30 PM
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
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