Spring 2008

Math 6370:   Numerical Linear Algebra

We [he and Halmos] share a philosophy about linear algebra: we think basis-free, we write basis-free , but when the chips are down we close the office door and compute with matrices like fury. --- Irving Kaplansky on Paul Halmos: Celebrating 50 Years of Mathematics.

*Instructor : Niloufer Mackey   (nil.mackey@wmich.edu)
*Office:   6618 Everett.   Phone:  269-387-4594 
*Office Hrs: MR 11 - 12:30pm; T 1 - 2pm, and after class.
*Class Time: TR 6-7:15pm, Rood 2271
*Prerequisite: (Math 510 or Math 530) and (Math 507)

*Required Text: Numerical Linear Algebra, by L. N. Trefethen and David Bau, published by SIAM ( Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics). The text is available at discount prices to SIAM members. If you are not a member of SIAM, then become one. There is no charge for students, as WMU is an institutional member of SIAM.

*Software: Matlab, The MathWorks. Available on the PCs in the College of Arts and Sciences Computer Lab, 3rd Floor, Rood Hall. For lab hours see http://www.wmich.edu/math/ComputerLabs.htm. On your home computer you may use the freely available Matlab clone, GNU Octave. See http://www.octave.org/ for more details. Binaries for Linux and Windows are available.

*Class Policies

*Topics to Brush Up, etc

*Matlab Workshop I

*Matlab Workshop II

*Homework: Mix of pencil and paper problems and projects in Matlab.
HW 1, due Jan 18.
HW 2 due Tues Jan 29.
HW 3 due Tues Feb 12.
HW 4 due Tues Feb 26.
HW 5 due Fri Mar 14.
HW 6 due Fri Mar 21.
HW 7 due Fri Mar 28.

* Exams: Midterm (Feb 26) and a cumulative Final (Apr 22).

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