ETGR 3272
Nan A. Byars Tentative Syllabus* Fall 2001
Date Topic Prereading Homework
Aug 20 Introduction, mathematical models PT1.1-1.1 1.1, 1.4
Aug 22 Error analysis 3.1-3.4 3.7, 3.8a
Aug 27 Error analysis 4.1-Epilogue 4.3, 4.4
Aug 29 Introduction to TOOLKIT & spreadsheets 2.4 Handout
Sept 3 No class.
Sept 5 More spreadsheets Handout
Sept 10 Bisection method/QUIZ PT2.1-5.2 5.1, 5.2
Sept 12 False-position method 5.3-5.4 5.6, 5.10
Sept 17 Newton-Raphson method 6.1-6.2 6.3, 6.4
Sept 19 Secant method 6.3-6.4 6.5, 6.6
Sept 24 Applications 8.1-8.4 8.26, 8.35
Sept 26 Review PT2.4-2.6
Oct 1 EXAM 1
Oct 3 Linear algebra review PT3.1-3.3 9.1, 9.2c,d
Oct 8 Gauss method 9.1-9.4 9.8, 9.9
Oct 10 Gauss-Jordan method 9.5-9.8 9.10, 9.11
Oct 15 Gauss-Siedel method 10.2,11.1-11.3 11.7
Oct 17 Applications 12.1-12.4 12.18, 12.28
Oct 22 Linear regression 17.1 17.4, 17.5
Oct 24 Work on spreadsheets
Oct 29 Polynomial regression 17.2-17.5 17.13
Oct 31 Newton?s method of interpolation 18.1 18.5
Nov 5 Lagrange method of interpolation 18.2-18.5 18.7
Nov 7 Applications 20.1-20.4 20.43, 20.47
Nov 12 Review
Nov 14 EXAM 2
Nov 19 Trapezoidal rule of integration 21.1 21.2, 21.3
Nov 21 No class.
Nov 26 Simpson?s rule of integration 21.2-21.4 21.4, 21.5
Nov 28 Numerical differentiation/QUIZ 23.1-23.4 23.3, 23.9
Dec 3 Applications 24.1-24.4 24.36, 45
Dec 5 Review PT6.4-6.6
* Changes are likely. You are responsible for any changes announced in class.
