This is
the website for MATH 612, Computational Methods for
Equation Solving and Function Minimization, for the Spring
2014 semester. Scroll down for a continuously updated
schedule.
Important data to keep in mind:
Important data to keep in mind:
- Lectures
are MWF 12:20pm-1:10pm, at Colburn 046
- Instructor: Francisco-Javier Sayas (here's my website)
- Office
hours: MWF 2pm to 3pm
- Textbook. For the first two months we will use Numerical Linear Algebra by Lloyd N Trefethen and David Bau. For optimization we will use some classnotes....
Where
to start
You should get acquainted with Matlab as soon as possible. Programming takes time, and even if you think that you can do something, there is a part of programming that requires making mistakes and spending serious amounts of time looking for simple errors. If you do not know how to do something in Matlab, there are many ways of finding out: ask Matlab itself (help) or ask Google/Bing/etc (and you'll be redirected to Matlab's help as well).
External links
Matlab
Slides
You should get acquainted with Matlab as soon as possible. Programming takes time, and even if you think that you can do something, there is a part of programming that requires making mistakes and spending serious amounts of time looking for simple errors. If you do not know how to do something in Matlab, there are many ways of finding out: ask Matlab itself (help) or ask Google/Bing/etc (and you'll be redirected to Matlab's help as well).
External links
Matlab
Slides
- Slides Week 1
- Slides Week 2
- Slides Week 3
- Slides Week 4
- Slides Week 5
- Slides Week 6
- Fast rounds March 24
- Slides Week 9
- Slides Week 10
- Slides Week 11
- Slides Week 12
- Slides Week 13
- Fast rounds
May 14
- HW1 - Due February 26
- Coding1 - Due March 7
- HW2 - Due March 14
- Coding2 - Due March 7
- HW3 - Due April 14
- Coding3 - Due April 21
- HW4 - Due April 28
- HW5 - Due May 12
- Nelder-Mead
algorithm