CS 270 Introduction to Numerical Computation
Spring 2016
Mon
Tentative Schedule
Fri
Jan 11
Syllabus
Ch 1, intro to Linux, simple computer architecture
Jan 18
More on Linux, build90, vi editor, pine
Ch 2, limits of number representations
Jan 25
Ch 2, Ch 3
Input, output, trebuchet example
Feb 1
Solving quadratic equations, continued
Ch 4 Do loop
Feb 8
manipulating character data
Power Series
Feb 15
Exam 1 on chapters 1 - 4 and other topics covered in this time
period
Feb 22
Taylor's Series, Fourier Series (optional)
Ch 5 Formatting, Files
Feb 29
Spring Break
no class
Mar 7
Ch 6 Arrays
Jan 15
Try out Linux
Ch 2, integers, floating point, character data
Jan 22
Ch 2 Assignment, conversion and intrinsic functions
Limits of computer arithmetic
Jan 29
Ch 3 Selection constructs, print script
Solving quadratic equations
Feb 5
Ch 4 While loop, For loop
Mar 14
Pi Day Small Group Presentations
Mar 18
Ch 7 Functions
Review
Mar 25
Easter Break
no class
Apr 1
Systems of linear equations
More on arrays
Apr 8
Intro to eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Mar 21
Exam 2 especially on Ch 5, 6, and series
Mar 28
Easter Break
no class
Apr 4
Systems of linear equations
LU decomposition
Apr 11
Small group presentations on solving systems of linear
equations
Apr 18
Numerical integration techniques
Apr 25
Ordinary differential equations
Roots of non-linear equations (zeros of functions) using
Newton's method and bisection
Final Exam: Thurs, May 5, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Feb 12
Power Series
Review
Feb 19
Taylor's Series
Feb 26
Ch 5 Files
Small Group Presentations on Series
Mar 4
Spring Break
no class
Mar 11
Ch 7 Subroutines
Apr 15
Intro to eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Apr 22
Library of numerical subroutines
Approximating the value of a derivative
Ordinary differential equations
Apr 29
Small group presentations on integration
Review
Last revised: 01/09/16