Numerical Analysis II,  MTHBD/CMPBD 424, Spring 2004
Instructor Scott Stevens
MWF: 2:00 - 2:50 in Room 118 Science

 

This document and other course information may be found at the class website:  http://vortex.bd.psu.edu/~sas56/MTHBD424  .

Prerequisites: Preferably MTHBD/CMPBD 423. At least MATH 220, 230 (or 231), and 3 credits in Computer Science.

Instructor: Scott Stevens                                 Email:sas56@psu.edu
Office: 132 Science Builing                               Telephone: 898-6090
Office Hours: MWF: 9:00-9:50 and 3:00-3:50,  Thur: 10:30-11:00.
                        You can make an appointment to see me at other times. I am generally not available on Tuesdays or Thursdays. 

Textbook: Numerical Analysis: Mathematics of Scientific Computing (3rd ed.) by Kincaid and Cheney. We will be covering selected material from Chapters 4,5,8,9. We may do material from Chapters 9 and/or 10, or other material outside of the text.

Optional Software:  MATLAB (latest version is 6.5 release 13)  You may purchase the student version from the book store (about 100 dollars).  However, all university computers have MATLAB installed so you do not need to purchase it. 


Homework: There will be 7 to 9 homework assignments worth about 50 points each. These assignments and their due dates can be found on the course website.

Please read the Homework Rules as I will be following these guidelines.  A copy of these is available on the course website.  Pay close attention to the limitation of collaboration. If these limitations are exceeded, it will be considered a violation of academic integrity punishable by the guidelines described at  http://www.pserie.psu.edu/faculty/academics/integrity/htm .

Labs: Occasionally we will meet in  Hammermill 137 which is a computer lab. If you come to the class room and nobody is there, we are probably at the lab.   

Grading: Your grade will based on your percentage of total possible homework credit (about 350-450 points).

A       93-100 %
A-     90-93 %
B+     87-90 %
B       83-87 %
B-     80-83 %
C+     77-80 %
C       70-77 %
D       60-70 %
F          0-60%

If your percentage falls exactly on one of the boundary values you will be given the better of the two grades. No rounding.