May 4: A simple Matlab demo of the FFT is available, a translation from time to frequency domains scaled for an arbitrary time step and point set.
April 20: We will discuss multi-dimensional interpolation and extrapolation briefly, and then begin Chapter 8, on quadrature.
April 15: Homework 5 is assigned, and is due on April 27. It consists of exercises 5.6, 5.11, 6.1, 6.5, "computer problems" 5.18 and 6.10, and an additional neural net exercise.
March 9: We will finish discussion of applications of the SVD, and begin Chapter 5, on nonlinear equations. (Reminder: Homework 3 is due today.)
March 6: Homework 4 is assigned, and is due on March 18; it consists of exercises 4.3, 4.6, 4.7, 4.22, 4.31, and "computer problem" 4.6.
March 6: Here is a link to some (mostly minor) corrections and additions to the text
Feb 25: Homework 3 is assigned, and is due on March 9; it consists of exercises 3.3, 3.7, 3.14, and either 3.21 or 3.23, and "computer problem" 3.8.
Feb 25: A Matlab demo of QR iterations for finding the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix is available.
Feb 23: The due date for Homework 2 has been extended to Thursday, Feb 25.
Feb 23: A Matlab demo of the Jacobi method for finding the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a symmetric matrix is available; note that for this to work you will also need the auxiliary function "getrot.m".
Feb 18: The Matlab demos of Householder and Gram-Schmidt QR factorization are available online.
Feb 16: We will cover normal equations and QR factorization on Tuesday, and finish Chapter 3 this week.
Feb 11: Homework 2 is assigned, and is due on Feb. 23; it consists of exercises 2.17, 2.21, 2.31, 2.33, 2.34, 2.39, and "computer problems" 2.4 and 2.6.
Feb 4: We will discuss linear equations and Gaussian elimination. Homework 1 is assigned, and is due on Feb. 16; it consists of excercises 1.6, 1.8, 1.16, 1.19, and "computer problems" 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, and 1.12. Note that for part (b) of 1.3, it is enough to try the "trick" on two different systems, e.g., Matlab and a pocket calculator.
Feb 2: We will finish with computer arithemtic, and briefly discuss mathematical and numerical software; this completes chapter 1.
Jan 28: We will discuss approximations, error analysis, and computer arithmetic.
Jan 2: Welcome to Numerical Computation! Most course information, including the syllabus, due dates, assorted handouts, project assignments, and possibly selected lecture notes, will be made available on this web page.