CS 323E: Elements of Scientific Computing

Fall 2000

Unique Number: 51055

Time: T-Th 9:30-11am
Place: ENS 116
Course URL: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/inderjit/courses/cs323e_2000
Computer Lab: Elements Lab in PAI 3.20 and ESB 131
Prerequisites: CS 303E, M408D, and M340L or M341(formerly M311) with a grade of at least C in each

Professor: Inderjit Dhillon
Email: inderjit@cs.utexas.edu
Office: ACES 2.332
Office Hours: Tue 11am-noon(other times by appointment only)

TA: Paolo Bientinesi
Email: pauldj@cs.utexas.edu
Office Hours: Tue 4:30-6pm in PAI 5.36 Desk B

Textbook

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

  • Basics of MATLAB
  • Floating point number systems and roundoff errors
  • Interpolation (polynomial and piecewise polynomial)
  • Numerical integration
  • Solving systems of linear equations
  • Solving systems of non-linear equations
  • Ordinary differential equations
  • Grading

  • 30% homeworks (due in class every Tuesday 9:30am)
  • 10% class participation
  • 60% exams (two mid-term exams, there will be no final)
  • Handouts

  • Class Survey, Aug 31.
  • Homework 1 (Postscript, PDF) assigned Aug 31, due Sept 7. HW1 Solutions (Postscript, PDF).
  • Homework 2 (Postscript, PDF) assigned Sept 7, due Sept 14. HW2 Solutions (Postscript, PDF).
  • Homework 3 (Postscript, PDF) assigned Sept 14, due Sept 21. HW3 Solutions (Postscript, PDF).
  • Homework 4 (Postscript, PDF) assigned Sept 21, due Sept 28. HW4 Solutions (Postscript, PDF).
  • Homework 5 (Postscript, PDF) assigned Sept 28, due Oct 5. HW5 Solutions (Postscript, PDF).
  • Homework 6 (Postscript, PDF) assigned Oct 5, due Oct 17. HW6 Solutions (Postscript, PDF).
  • Midterm 1(Postscript, PDF) conducted Oct 24. Midterm 1 Solutions (Postscript, PDF).
  • Homework 7 (Postscript, PDF) assigned Nov 2, due Nov 9. HW7 Solutions (Postscript, PDF).
  • Homework 8 (Postscript, PDF) assigned Nov 9, due Nov 16. HW8 Solutions (Postscript, PDF).
  • Homework 9 (Postscript, PDF) assigned Nov 16, due Nov 22. HW9 Solutions (Postscript, PDF).