MATH 5543, Spring 2010    Numerical Analysis for Differential Equations

• Final Exam time and place

  • Time: May. 4, 2010. 2:00-3:50 PM.
  • Place: MSCS 445 (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:   TTh 4-6pm 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 445

• 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

• Hwk 1: due 1/26/2010. A.2.2, A.2.3(only first part), 1.1.1, 1.1.2
• Hwk 2: due 2/9/2010. 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 1.4.2, 1.4.4, 1.5.2, 1.6.3
• Hwk 3: due 3/9/2010.
• Hwk 4: due 4/13/2010.
• Hwk 5: due 4/29/2010.

Exams

• Midterm 1: Feb. 18, 2010.
• Midterm 2: Take home exam. 3/30/2010 -- 4/5/2010. Solution to selected problems

Demos