Beginning Scientific Computing

Instructor:	Brandon Bale Guggenheim 407 bbale@u.washington.edu office hours: at ICL W 3-5 pm	TA:	Josh Goldwyn Guggenheim 407 jgoldwyn@amath.washington.edu office hours: at ICL M 9:30-11 am, 4:30-7pm, W 9:30-12:30, Th 3:30-6:30	TA:	Edwin Ding Guggenheim 407 ding@amath.washington.edu office hours: at ICL W 4-6 pm, Th 1-5 pm

Description and Objectives

Although the subject matter of Beginning Scientific Computing can be made rather difficult, I will attempt to present the course material in as simple a manner as possible. More theoretical aspects, such as proofs, will not be presented. Applications will be emphasized.

Textbook and Notes (.pdf)

Syllabus

Schedule and Homework

Follow links in the homework and solution sets, click here.

HOMEWORK SUBMISSION

You can now submit homework at the following link: submit homework

Remember that the submission checks your answers and compares (anti-cheat) against the MATLAB codes of others in this class and those of last year.

Grading

You may view your homework and exam grades on-line.

Your course grade will be calculated by weighing the homework, the Midterm, and the Final in the proportions 50%, 20%, and 30%, respectively. Homework problem sets will be assigned bi-weekly. Homework constitutes 50% of your final grade. There will also be a one-hour-long midterm and comprehensive final for 20% and 30% or your grade respectively. LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Homework will be submitted and graded on-line. You have up to three attempts per homework to get everything correct. If everything is correct the first time a homework is submitted, you will receive a 100% for that homework. If something is not correct, then you must fix it and re-submit the homework. Your highest submitted homework grade will be your final grade for that particular homework.