| Lecture Time: | 12:30pm-1:45pm, Wednesday/Friday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lecture Location: | 1320 Digital Computer Laboratory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Description: | Introduction to numerical methods for students in science and engineering; topics include floating-point computation, systems of linear equations, approximation of functions and integrals, the single nonlinear equation, and the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations; discusses various applications in science and engineering; includes some programming as well as the use of high quality mathematical library routines. Same as MATH 257. Students with earned credit in CS 450 may not receive additional credit for CS 257 or MATH 257. (Counts for advanced hours in LAS.) Prerequisite: A 100-level computer science course; MATH 225 or MATH 415; MATH 242 or MATH 243. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Text: | Numerical Mathematics and Computing 5th edition by
Cheney and Kincaid.
[author's site] [publisher's site] [Amazon] [UIUC-Bookstore] [eCampus] 
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| Grading: |
Letter grades will be computed using 2 methods and each student will receive the better of their two grades. Method 1: Method 2 :
To monitor progress, exam and homework statistics will frequently be posted on the web during the semester. Only non-individualized statistics will be displayed publicly (mean, median, standard deviation, max, etc), while individual scores are available securely through UIUC Compass. |
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| Mailing List: | We will use a class mailing list to make announcements. If you are unsubscribed, please subscribe to the list at the following link. Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exams/Quizzes: | 2-4 topics of material will be covered followed by a midterm. The final exam will be comprehensive and will also include some final topics of material. No makeup exams; no exceptions (unless for official University related leave and this must be indicated beforehand). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homework: | Homework will be given on a weekly basis. Assignments are
due by 4 pm at SC 4336 on the day they are due.
There will be a drop box outside of the office.
Materials should be submitted in paper form. Do not
email your assignments. Graphics should be done
computationally (i.e. not by hand). TAs may request
source code electronically. Homework will be accepted late for 50% credit for one week. After one week, late submission will not be accepted. No homework scores will be dropped. |
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| Collaboration vs. Cheating: | Collaboration is permitted, even encouraged on
homework. Copying is not. Each student is responsible
for their own homework, ensuring it is not copied from
or copied to.
Of course everyone should use the resources available on the web for assistance. When permitted, direct use of programming libraries will be indicated. Otherwise, assume it should be of your own creation (including documentation). No collaboration on exams. Caught cheating/copying? see the department guidelines |
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| Newsgroup: |
We will be using the in-house news service of the CS
department. Please subscribe to class.cs257 at news.cs.uiuc.edu
The newsgroup is for HW discussion only. |
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| Programming: | Familiarity with programming is a prerequisite. We will focus on the MATLAB programming environment. Prior knowledge of Matlab is not necessary. For details on where and how to run and install MATLAB, and for information on MATLAB tutorials taught by the TA's please see HERE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Questions? | Due to the large number of potential questions, please
use the following as a guideline for efficiency:
Disclaimers: The sole purpose of distributing the questions is to get you the best answer and most thorough explanation as quickly as possible. In the interest optimizing this work flow, please adhere to this as much as possible. Of course, do not let this guideline hinder your desire to ask questions! Ask ask ask! |
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