Mathematics 527

Numerical Analysis

Spring 1997

Instructor:

Ralph Howard

• Office: LC 304
• Phone: 777-2913
• E-mail: howard@math.sc.edu

Text:

W. Cheney and D. Kincaid: Numerical Mathematics and Computing 3^rd Edition

Remark:

The tests are in pdf format and can be read with Adobe's Acrobat Reader which can down loaded here.

Tests:

#1 Take home part of Test 1 #2 #3 Final

Grading:

There will be three hour exams of 100 points each. Homework will be collected and will count for 100 points. The Final will count for 200 points. This makes a total of 600 points. The grade will be base on the total number of points on of the 600 points. The dates of the tests will be:

Test 1	Wednesday, February 12
Test 2	Friday, March 21
Test 3	Wednesday, April 3
Final	Friday, May 2, 2 :00PM.

Remark:

Some of the homework will involve using computers. I will get you all accounts on the mathematics department machines.

There will be not make up exams or quizzes:

If you miss a test, then your score on that exam is 75% of the average of your other test scores including the final. Likewise I will not take late homework.