Math/Csci 304
Numerical Methods I
Course description: Basic numerical techniques for approximation, error analysis, interpolation, differentiation, and integration, solution of algebraic equations and simultaneous linear equations, and matrix inversion. Implementation and analysis of algorithms using appropriate software tools.
No duplicate credit for Csci 304 and Math 304.
This course is 2 hr lecture and 2 hr lab. The lab will require solving Numerical Analysis problems using a mathematical software package.
Prerequisites: Math 292, or permission of department head.
Text: Numerical Analysis by Richard Burden and J. Douglas Faires, 8th edition.
For details about your instructor's contact information, office hours, and policies, go to www.faculty.mcneese.edu and access your instructor's website.
Course material
Course material will include the following topics:
| Topic | Chpt. | Sections | Approx. time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical preliminaries | Ch. 1 | 1–3 | ~ 1.3 week |
| Solutions of equations in one variable | Ch. 2 | 1–4, 6, 7 | ~ 2 weeks |
| Interpolation and polynomial approximation | Ch. 3 | 1–6 | ~ 3 weeks |
| Numerical differentiation and integration | Ch. 4 | 1–4, 7 | ~ 3 weeks |
| Solving linear systems | Ch. 6 | 1–5 | ~ 2 weeks |
Assessment
The Semester score for the course will be calculated by using the weights (%) indicated below:
| Weight (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 75% | Semester average | Tests | ______ % |
| Assignments | ______ % | ||
| _________ | ______ % | ||
| 25% | Final exam grade |
The Semester letter grade in the course will be assigned according to the scale below:
| Semester grade | Semester score |
|---|---|
| 90–100 | A |
| 80–89 | B |
| 70–79 | C |
| 60–69 | D |
| 0–59 | F |
Notes:
- In cases of an excused absence, the instructor reserves the right to reweight the final exam in lieu of a make-up test.
- In the case where a student's score on his final exam indicates exceptional achievement above and beyond that indicated by the semester average, the instructor reserves the right to reweight the value of the final exam in computing the semester grade.
Please read the Department's Attendance Policy.
Instructor's office hours
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One week of summer school is equivalent to 2 ½ weeks of Fall or Spring classes
DMCS
Location:
Kirkman Hall, Beauregard Drive
Mail:
Box 92340, MSU, Lake Charles, LA 70609
Phone:
(337) 475–5788,
Fax:
(337) 475–5799
e-Mail:
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