MATH 211: Numerical Analysis I

“The most effective form of technology transfer from academia takes place when young people, trained in the use of new technology, move on from college to the world at large.”
–James S. Langer (U.S. National Workshop on Advanced Scientific Computing)

Students enrolled in this course are responsible for regularly reading this website as well as regularly checking their official usask e-mail account for announcements of relevance to this course.

Course announcements regarding assignments, examinations, and other frequently asked questions will be communicated to the class via this website.

The following are links to different aspects of the course.

Course Outline: PDF
Course Policies and Regulations
Lecture Notes
Lecture times and Lab times
Office Hours
Assignments
Matlab Tutorials
Matlab e-textbooks and useful software
How to program from the Khan Academy
Instructions for accessing Matlab on campus
Link to the problem-solving environment pythNon for systems of nonlinear algebraic equations

To view PDF files, you can use Acrobat Reader.

Mid-term Test: Thurs, Feb 28, 2013 (in class)

Mock Final Exam

Other fun and useful stuff

Some maxims on numerical computing by Nick Trefethen.
The NETLIB repository of free numerical computing software.
Guide to Available Mathematical Software GAMS from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Some real-life disasters attributable to poor numerical computing.
A more detailed list of misfortunes can be found here
A highly comprehensive list of other misfortunes caused by poor numerical computing.