CS3411/M3411 2001

Dr. R. Rosebrugh

Assignments

General Information

The course meeting time is 8:30MWF in AD 116. For official detail see the Department Handbook.

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Textbook

Numerical Analysis by Burden and Faires. We will cover all of chapters 1-7, and perhaps part of Chapter 8.

Test

The test will be held in class on October 26 (subject to confirmation).

Grades

Grades will be assigned with approximately the following weights:

Assignments

There will be written and programming assignments, including use of the computer algebra system MAPLE.

Assignment 1 - Due Sept. 28.

From the text: 1.1: 10,18; 1.2: 4 a), c),20; 1.3: 6 a), c).
added Sept. 19: 2.1: 16; 2.2: 12,18
When you use a text implementation of an algorithm say what system you used and provide a printout of the run.

Suggested additional exercises (most have answers at the back of the text): 1.1: 3,9,19,21,25; 1.2: 3,7,17,25; 1.3: 1,5,8,11,13
2.1: 5,9,13,17; 2.2: 3,9,13,17;

Assignment 2 - Due October 10.

From the text: 2.3: 14; 2.4: 6; 2.5: 10 a), c); 2.6: 6; 3.1: 8,18.

When you use a text implementation of an algorithm say what system you used and provide a printout of the run.

Other suggested problems:
2.3: 5,7,15,17,21,25; 2.4: 3,5,9; 2.5: 1,5,9,13,17; 2.6: 5,9; 3.1: 3,5,11,15,17.

Assignment 3 - Due October 22.

From the text: 3.2: 4; 3.3: 4 b); 3.4: 4 a), b), 12; 3.5: 2 a), c).

When you use a text implementation of an algorithm say what system you used and provide a printout of the run.

Other suggested problems: 3.2: 3,7,9,13; 3.3:3,5,7; 3.4: 3,7,11,15,21,25,28; 3.5: 1,3.

Assignment 4 - Due November 5.

From the text: 4.1: 6 a), 12 a); 4.2 2 a), b); 4.3: 4 a-d; 4.4: 8 a),b), 18

When you use a text implementation of an algorithm say what system you used and provide a printout of the run.

Write a program to implement Steffensen's method. Use the language of your choice (as long as it is C++), and concentrate on making the program robust (I will try to break it). You will asked to hand in source code and an executable. This part of the assignment is due November 9.

Other suggested problems: 4.1: 3, 7, 9, 21; 4.2: 3, 7, 9, 13; 4.3: 7, 9, 13, 15; 4.4: 7, 11, 13, 17

Assignment 5 - Due November 19.

From the text: 4.5: 4, 10; 4.6 4 a), c); 4.7 2 a) c); 5.1: 2 a), c); 5.2: 2 a), 10.

Suggested problems: 4.5: 3, 7, 11; 4.6: 3, 5; 5.1 5, 7; 5.2: 5, 7, 11(only if you are a non-conformist);
and the left out parts of problems assigned above.

Assignment 6 - Due December 5.

5.3: 6 a), b); 5.4: 4 a) 12 a); 5.6 : 4. b), c), d); 6.2 : 8 (check your results!); 6.5 : 4.

extra problems: 5.3: 3, 5; 5.4: 7, 11, 13;

More extra problems: 6.1: 3, 5, 13 ; 6.2: 5,7, 9, 11, 13; 6.5: 3,5; 6.6: 3, 7,9, 13, 17; 7.3: 3,4, 9,12