Prof. Michael Shelley, WWH 1102, shelley@cims.nyu.edu, 212-998-3284
Thursday, WWH 202, 5:10-7:00
Office Hrs:
Michael Shelley, 5-7pm Wednesdays.
Ken Ho (ho@cims.nyu.edu), 6-8 Tuesdays.
Note: A very similar course was taught by Aleks Donev in Spring 2011 using the same text. His notes are posted on his webpage here and may be useful to you.
Text: Principles of
Scientific Computing, by David Bindel and Jonathan Goodman
Sept. 8th Lecture 1
Homework 1: Due Sept. 29th
B&G Chapter 2, Exercises 3, 5, 6 and either 8 or 9.
B&G Chapter 3, Exercises 2, 4, 9.
Homework 2: Due Friday Oct. 21st
B&G Chapter 4, Exercises 1, 4, 8, 11.
B&G Chapter 5, Exercise 2.
B&G Extra Credit, Chapter 5, Exercise 4.
Homework 3: Download here
Due Monday, November 7th
Homework 4: Download here
Due Thursday, December 1st
Note 1: There is a lot of useful material in the exercises.
I strongly suggest that you read them over carefully, even if
not assigned.
Note 2: When turning in homework via email (to
shelley@cims.nyu.edu, and ho@cims.nyu.edu),
please write in the subject line "Scientific Computing Homework
#2".
Also, use your own name in naming any pdfs, as in
"MichaelShelley.pdf".
Download some lecture notes on Newton's Method here