MATH 313 Numerical Methods

MATH 313 Numerical Methods
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Numerical analysis is the area of mathematics and computer science that involves both theoretical and computational investigation of mathematical problems involving continuous functions of real or complex variables. The computational aspects of numerical analysis, such as analysis and determination of round-off error, global or local error and its tolerance, and time and memory requirements of computation, are implemented on handheld calculators, personal computers, and supercomputers. The theoretical aspects of numerical analysis extend to areas such as, for example, calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, and analysis and concern global or local error bounding and stability and rates of convergence for algorithms. The course topics include numerical solutions of equations of one variable, interpolation and polynomial approximation, numerical differentiation, numerical integration, numerical linear algebra, and the use of difference equations in solving differential equations.

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Course Documents:

Syllabus: Please carefully read the course syllabus. This document will provide you with information about the course, the required textbook the exams and quizzes, the grading policy, attendance and participation, and the make up policy (there are no make up exams or make up quizzes).
Readings, Practice Exercises and Assignments: You can access information about the readings, practice exercises, and assignments ( also known as problem sets) on the Readings, Practice Exercises and Assignments page accessible using the menu on the left-hand side of every page.
Course Calendar: For your convenience, the important dates from the Framingham State College Academic Calendar and the dates of the three (3) examinations and the final examination have been compiled in the course calendar.

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Quizzes: Quizzes will be unannounced. Keeping up to date on the readings and practice exercises will help you to be ready to take the quizzes, if any. Since quizzes will be given at the beginning of class, you must be on time; you will not be given extra time during which to take/complete the quiz if you are late. If you miss an quiz, your grade will be recorded as zero (0). Once quizzes have been graded/returned and after students have had sufficient time to inquire about their answers and their quiz grades, the quizzes will be posted.

Quiz #1 - Friday, January 29, 2010
Quiz #2 - Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Quiz #3 - Monday, February 8, 2010
Quiz #4 - Thursday, February 11, 2010
Quiz #5 - Any time now!

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Exams: There will be three (3) examinations and one (1) cumulative final examination . The dates for these examinations are listed below. These examinations will be closed-book and you will a calculator. You may not use scrap paper: all work must be written on the pages of the examination. You are expected to be on-time for the examinations; you will not be given extra time during which to take/complete an examination if you are late.

Exam I: Monday, March 1, 2010
Exam II: Monday, March 29, 2010
Exam III: Monday, April 26, 2010
Final Exam: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 9 AM - 12 PM

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Please remember that your questions are important to me, that I want to help you to do well in the course, and that there is no such thing as a stupid question.

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