MATH 128 (Spring 2015):
Numerical Linear Algebra, Block J+ TR, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm,
Eaton
206.
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Syllabus
Office Hours:
TR 9:30am-11:30am, or by appointment.
Requried Materials:
Numerical Linear Algebra and Applications, Second Edition,
by Biswa Nath Datta, published by SIAM Philadelphia.
In addition, there will be programming
assignments that require the implementation of some computer
language. The programming for this course can be done in any
language that you choose. MATLAB is recommended and is
probably the easiest to pick up if you are not familiar with any
other. All Tufts students have access to MATLAB in the ITS
Computing Center at Eaton Hall. Tufts University also
provides Student License for MATLAB, you can follow the
instruction on \texttt{https://it.tufts.edu/sw-matlabstudent}
and install MATLAB on your own computers. An alternative
to MATLAB is Octave. An possibility is Python with
numpy/scipy/matplotlib. If you would like to use another option,
please discuss this with me.
Recommended Reading Materials:
Matrix Computations,
Fourth Edition, by Gene H. Golub and Charles F. Van Loan,
JHU Press
Numerical Linear Algebra, by Lloyd N. Trefethen and David
Bau, III, SIAM Philadelphia.
Homework
There will be about $10$
homework assignments during the semester. Some portions
will involve programming. All codes should be printed and
turned in with the resulting outputs. In addition, you
should write up the answers based on the programming portion of
the assignment in a report style, using figures and tables to
justify your answers.
You are encouraged to collaborate with other students and to
check your solutions. However, you must submit your own
solutions in your own writing for the assignments.
Exams and Grading:
The full department policy on exams and grading can be found on
the department website
http://math.tufts.edu/courses/examPolicy.htm,
as well as the university's
http://uss.tufts.edu/studentAffairs/documents/HandbookAcademicIntegrity.pdf.
Students found violating these policies will receive an F in the
course and be reported to the Dean of Students.
Grades:
Let M be your score on the midterm exam, F be your score on the
final exam, and H be your total homework score. These are scores
out of 100. Your total course score will be the larger of
the following two numbers:
.3 H + .3 M + .4 F or .35 H
+ .1 M +.55 F.
This score will be translated into a grade following a conversion
table that you can find on the mathematics department web page, at
http://math.tufts.edu/courses/gradingSchemes.htm.
Learning Objectives:
This course satisfies
Learning Objectives 1.b, 1.e, and 6.a as listed at
http://ase.tufts.edu/faculty/committees/objectives/math.htm.