Mathematics 527

Numerical Analysis

Spring 2002

TTH 11:00-12:15 LC 401

Instructor:

Ralph Howard

• Office: LC 304
• Phone: 777-2913
• E-mail: howard@math.sc.edu
• Office Hours: TTh 10:00-11:00am W 2:00-3:00

Text:

W. Cheney and D. Kincaid: Numerical Mathematics and Computing 4^th Edition

Remark:

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

Tests:

#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 150 points. This makes a total of 550 points. The grade will be base on the total number of points on of the 550 points. The dates of the tests will be:

Test 1	Tuesday, February 12
Test 2	Thursday, March 21
Test 3	Tuesday, April 23
Final	Wednesday, May 8, 2:00pm.

Quizzes:

There will be in class quizzes, mostly on definitions and results that are needed to understand the lectures. The quizzes will be part of your homework grade.

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.