Lecturer: Dr. Peter Wolfe

Lecture: MWF 11 a.m. in HJP 0226 (H. J. Patterson hall).

Discussion Sections: meet on Tuesday or Thursday in room 0305 of the Engineering Annex (next to A. V. Williams).

Section	Day & Time	Assistant
0101	Tues. 1:00-1:50 p.m.	Mr. Olcay Korol
0102	Tues. 9:00-9:50 a.m.	Mr. Cory Hauck
0103	Thur. 1:00-1:50 p.m.	Mr. Gunay Dogan
0104	Thur. 9:00-9:50 a.m.	Mr. Andie Hodge
0105	Tues. 8:00-8:50 a.m.	Mr. Cory Hauck
0106	Thur. 8:00-8:50 a.m.	Mr. Andie Hodge

Office hours and tutoring

Text: Numerical Methods for Engineers, Third Ed. by S. Chapra & R. Canale, McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Syllabus: The basic course will consist of the following units:

• Computer Arithmetic & Error Analysis (Chapters 3,4).
• Roots of Equations (Chapters 5,6,7,8).
• Linear Algebraic Equations (Chapters 9,10,11,12).
• Curve Fitting (Chapters 17,18,19,20).
• Numerical Integration and Differentiation (Chapters 21,22,23,24).

Goals of the course: The three main goals of ENEE 241/MATH 242 are as follows:

• Present real-world applications of calculus and linear algebra, with emphasis on numerical computation rather than symbolic analysis.
• Introduce numerical algorithms for the solution of algebraic equations, matrix computations, function approximation and numerical differentiation and integration.
• Familiarize students with MATLAB, a powerful computational tool.

Exams: There will be three hour exams; on March 2, April 6 and May 4. The final exam will be on Friday, May 18 from 8;00-10:00 a.m. Makeups for hour exams will be given only upon an acceptable excuse.

Homework: Homework assignments will be given out weekly and will be due by 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The completed assignments can be handed in at lecture, brought to my office or e-mailed to me. No late homework will be accepted. You are allowed and even encouraged to collaborate on the homework but the work you turn in must be your own. If we see two or more identical homeworks turned in this will be considered an act of academic dishonesty.

Calculator: For use on homework and exams, you should have a good scientific calculator.

Grading: The homework will count 30%, each Hour Exam 15% and the Final Exam 25%.

MATLAB: Learning MATLAB is an important component of this course, and will require a fair amount of practice. All discussion sections will be held in the AlliedSignal Classroom which is equipped with PC-based workstations for individual use. MATLAB is also availible on the GLUE and WAM networks. You should have no problem accessing the software whenever you need to do so. If you wish to purchase a copy of MATLAB for your personal computer, you can buy The Student Version of MATLAB at the University Bookstore for $109.99. For more complete information go to the MathWorks web site.

MATLAB help: For help with MATLAB this link will take you to the software info page of the Mathematics Department. SOFTWARE

Introduction to MATLAB: Here is a short introduction to MATLAB that can be downloaded in either pdf or postscript format
Click here for postscript . Click here for pdf .

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