This class will introduce you to
floating point computations and with some basic numerical linear algebra.
We shall use the following text:
``Numerical Linear Algebra''
by Lloyd Trefethen and David Bau (SIAM, Philadelphia, 1997;
ISBN 0-89871-361-7);
Additional materials will be given in class. Some of them may be found below.
If you have questions, come and see me in 226C Fisher
every Tuesday after class. If you cannot make it,
please send me e-mail to arrange for a mutual aggreeable time.
For detailed information please consult the
syllabus.
There will be no written midterm or final examinations;
the students will be required to read materials related
to the course and to their research, and present them in the class.
Homework
Please check the
list of assignments.
Homework problems will account for a part of your grade.
Additional Material
Fortran Web Resources
Fortran-related web pages
containing news, documentation, free software, etc.