MATH 5543, Fall 2013    Numerical Analysis for Differential Equations

• Final Exam time and place

  • Time: Dec. 10, 2013. 2:00-3:50 PM.
  • Place: MSCS 509 (usual class meeting place).
  • More information about final schedule is here.

• Course description:

  Prerequisites: MATH 4233, MATH 4153 (or CS 4153). Advanced machine computing, algorithms, analysis of truncation and rounding errors, convergence and stability applied to discrete variables, finite difference methods for solving hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic differential equations. One programming language (e.g. C/C++, Fortran, Matlab, Maple) is required. Among them, Matlab is recommended. (syllabus)

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• Instructor: Yanqiu Wang

  • Office:  441 MATH   (405-744-5698)
  • Office Hour:   Tuesday 3:30-5:30pm or by appointment.
  • Email:  yqwang  (AT)   math.okstate.edu

• Textbook:

  • Finite Difference Schemes and Partial Differential Equations, (2nd ed.)
  • Author: J. C. Strikwerda

• Classroom and time:

  Sec	Classroom	Time
  001	TR 2:00-3:15pm	MSCS 509

• Grading Policy:

  • Your final grade will be based on the following:
  • 5 homework assignments (5*20pts)
  • 2 midterm exams (2*50pts)
  • Final Exam (100pts)
  • The Total is 300 pts: A (>=90%), B (>=80%), C (>=70%), D (>=60%).

• Make-up Policy:

  • Make-ups for exams will only be allowed for an authorized absence under University Regulations. Normally a written note is required. Student should contact the instructor to schedule a make-up by the end of the next working day after the missed exam.
  • You sacrifice 5 points per day for each late homework and programming assignments. Early submissions are always welcome.

Homework

• Homework 1, due 9/12/2013.
• Homework 2, due 10/1/2013. Matlab code for problem 4
• Homework 3, due 10/24/2013.
• Homework 4, due 12/5/2013.
• Team project. Choice 1: Burgers equation; Choice 2: Laplacian Eigen Value problem.

Exams

Demos

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• The Mathworks (Matlab) There are many Matlab tutorials on the web. Here're a few of them to help you get started:
  A Very Elementary MATLAB Tutorial,   Matlab Summary and Tutorial,   Matlab Tutorial,   A nice collection of Matlab tutorials,   Matlab programming in Wikibooks
• Octave is a free substitution for Matlab. Try this in case you don't have access to Matlab.
  Octave in Wikibooks