Scientific Computing (550.386) Spring 2008 Class Schedule (Updated 01/25/08)
Day Date Topic Notes




Monday Jan 28 ATKINSON,Ch.1: ERROR/1.1
Wed Jan 30 1.2-3
Thu Jan 31 Matlab Tutorial
Fri Feb 1 1.4
Monday Feb 4 1.5-6
Wed Feb 6 ATKINSON, Ch.2, ROOT-FINDING/2.1
Thu Feb 7 Review; HW 1 Due
Fri Feb 8 2.2
Monday Feb 11 2.3-4
Wed Feb 13 2.5
Thu Feb 14 Review; HW 2 Due
Fri Feb 15 2.6
Monday Feb 18 2.7
Wed Feb 20 2.8
Thu Feb 21 Review; HW 3 Due
Fri Feb 22 2.9
Monday Feb 25 ATKINSON, Ch.3, INTERPOLATION/ 3.1
Wed Feb 27 3.2
Thu Feb 28 Review; HW 4 Due
Fri Feb 29 3.3
Monday Mar 3 MIDTERM Covers Ch.1,1-6,2.1-9,3.1-3
Wed Mar 5 3.4
Thu Mar 6 Review; HW 5 Due
Fri Mar 7 3.5-6 Last Day to Drop w/o W
Monday Mar 10 ATKINSON, Ch.4, APPROXIMATION: 4.1
Wed Mar 12 4.2
Thu Mar 13 Review; HW 6 Due
Fri Mar 14 4.3
Monday Mar 17 SPRING BREAK
Wed Mar 19 SPRING BREAK
Thur Mar 20 SPRING BREAK
Fri Mar 21 SPRING BREAK
Monday Mar 24 ATKINSON, Ch.4, APPROXIMATION: 4.1
Wed Mar 26 4.2
Thu Mar 27 Review; HW 6 Due
Fri Mar 28 4.3 Last Day to Drop w/ W
Monday Mar 31 4.4
Wed Apr 2 4.5
Thu Apr 3 Review; HW 7 Due
Fri Apr 4 4.6
Monday Apr 7 ATKINSON, Ch.5, NUMERICAL INTEGRATION/ 5.1-2
Wed Apr 9 5.4-5
Thu Apr 10 Review; HW 8 Due
Fri Apr 11 5.7
Monday Apr 14 ATKINSON, Ch.6, NUMERICAL ODE's/ 6.1-2
Wed Apr 16 6.3
Thu Apr 17 Review; HW 9 Due
Fri Apr 18 6.4
Monday Apr 21 6.5
Wed Apr 23 6.6
Thu Apr 24 Review; HW 10 Due
Fri Apr 25 6.7
Monday Apr 28 6.8
Wed Apr 30 6.9
Thu May 1 Review; HW 11 Due
Fri May 2 6.10 Last Day of Classes




Friday May 9, 9am - 12 noon FINAL EXAM Comprehensive