Homework

The homeworks account for 20% of your grade. They are due by the end of the class (12:15pm) of the assigned due date and you will be able to find them on this page.

The homeworks will involve some theoretical as well as MATLAB exercises. Basic information on how to install and use MATLAB can be found here.

You may discuss the homework problems with others and collaborate, however, everyone has to submit their own solution. If you hand in the exact same solutions as others (or a master solution from the internet), and I notice, you will get zero points for that homework.

The homeworks are graded by Dana Botesteanu, email: dboteste@math.umd.edu .

If you cannot submit your homework in class because you are sick, send it by email to Dana (before due time).

Homework #1 (due Th Feb 2):

Install MATLAB or Octave on your computer (if you have not done so yet) or figure out how to use it in the student labs.
Learn/refresh the MATLAB basics if you do not know them yet, read (and try out) Chapter 1 in Cleve Moler's book "Numerical Computing with MATLAB".
Solve the following problem sheet and hand it in by Thursday, February 2: HW1 (it is just a basic linear algebra recap and should be easy)

Homework #2 (due Th Feb 9):

HW2 Floating point arithmetic and error analysis

Homework #3 (due Th Feb 16):

HW3 Condition numbers and error propagation Cross.m

Homework #4 (due Tuesday, Feb 28):

HW 4 Linear systems of equations lutx.m lugui.m

Homework #5 (due Thursday, March 16):

HW5 Interpolation

Homework #6 (due Tuesday, March 28):

HW6 Numerical quadrature

Homework #7 (due Thursday, April 6):

HW7 More numerical quadrature