CS 323E: Elements of Scientific Computing
Spring 2000

• Class webpage: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/rvdg/class/CS323E/
• E-mail alias: rvdg_class@cs.utexas.edu

What's new

• LU_assignment
• Matlab examples related to polynomial interpolation
• Matlab examples related to floating point error
  • fl.m
  • QuadRoot.m
  • fl_exercises.m
• Polygon drawing code developed in class

Index

• General Information
• Instructor
• Book
• Notes
• Syllabus
• Programming
• Homework/Projects
• Tests
• Grading
• Schedule/Homework assignments/Notes handed out
• Students

• Spring 2000
• Unique Number:
• Time: TTh 12:30-2
• Place: Geo 112

• Robert A. van de Geijn
  Associate Professor of Computer Sciences
• Office: Taylor 4.115C
• Phone: 471-9720
• Home: 251-8301
  (please, do not call me at home except for emergencies)
• e-mail: rvdg@cs.utexas.edu
• URL: //www.cs.utexas.edu/users/rvdg
• Office Hours: M 11-12, T 2pm-3pm, W 1:30-2:30pm,

• Charles F. Van Loan, Introduction to Scientific Computing , Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1999
• It is highly recommended that you purchase the Student Edition of MATLAB

• Introduction
• Number representation and errors
• Interpolation
• Numerical Integration
• Solution of systems of linear equations
• Solution of nonlinear equations
• Ordinary Differential Equations

Grading

• 30% -- Midterm
• 40% -- Final
• 30% -- Programming assignments/Homework

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Schedule/Homework assignments/Notes handed out