Homework Assignments
Before you work on each assignment, reread the
rules for homework assignments.
In fact, it is a good idea to print out the rules document
"rules.ps" (in the directory
/home/mathclasses/wagner/473/homework)
so that it is easy to refer to.
C programmers should read the document
"Calling Fortran Subroutines from C".
If you want to save paper, print the compact version.
Fortran numerical subroutines can be found in cmlib and netlib. Look at the Math Department's
Locally Maintained Software page for more information.
Homework assignments (along with supplementary files) reside in the directory
/home/mathclasses/wagner/473/homework. They can be printed directly
from there, or you can use the following links:
Reading Assignments
The reading assignments listed below are cumulative. You should finish the reading on each topic by the
time we finish discussing that topic in class.
Preliminaries, floating point arithmetic, numerical problems, error analysis, stability
Lecture notes: chapters 1 & 2 (except 2.5)
Text: chapter 1 (except 1.3)
Linear systems of equations
Lecture notes: chapter 3
Text: sections 2.1.1-6 & 2.2.1-6
Interpolation
Lecture notes: chapter 4
Text: sections 5.1.1-2 & 5.2
Numerical Integration
Lecture notes: sections 2.5, 5.1-3, 5.6
Text: sections 6.2.1-4
Linear Least-Squares Data Fitting
Lecture notes: Chapter 6
Text: section 4.2
Solution of Nonlinear Equations
Lecture notes: Chapter 7
Text: sections 3.1 and 3.2
Optimization
Lecture notes: Chapter 9
Ordinary Differential Equations
Lecture notes: Chapter 8
Text: sections 7.1.1 - 7.1.5, 7.1.7, 7.2, 7.3
Review Problems
Review problem sheets reside in the directory
/home/mathclasses/wagner/473/review. They may be printed directly
from there, or you can use the following links:
Math 473 home page