Mathematics 471: Numerical Linear Algebra and Nonlinear Equations
Dr. Roger Alexander, Associate Professor of Mathematics
444 Carver Hall, (29)4-7579, alex at iastate dot edu
Consulting
Hours
This page is http://www.math.iastate.edu/alex/471/homepage.html
Summary of topics:
- Floating point arithmetic and roots of nonlinear equations (3 weeks)
- Linear systems of equations: direct methods (3 weeks), iterative methods (3 weeks)
- Nonlinear systems of equations (1 week)
- Computation of eigenvalues and eigenvectors (1 week)
- Linear least squares problems (3 weeks)
You are responsible for
consulting the Math
471 calendar for reading and homework assignments and
exam dates.
Visit the Examples directory for sample
programs and solutions provided by your instructor.
REQUIRED WORK
- 40% Problem Sets (5), analytical and computational problems. You may
work alone or with one partner on problem sets.
Collaboration among three or more students is subject to penalties
for Academic Dishonesty.
- 10% Class participation. You will be called on to summarize the
algorithms, analysis, and software covered in the assigned reading
for each class period.
- 30% Midterm Exams (2)
- 20% Final Exam
Follow the link 
for further information on
MATLAB.
The Math 471 Mailing List will be used to
- Deliver advice on homework assignments via e-mail
- Provide remote access to the "public" Mathematics Department PV workstation:
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View current Grade Records. Send a
code name from your Project Vincent account to alex at iastate dot edu to have your
grades posted.
