NJIT HONOR CODE

All Students should be aware that the Department of Mathematical Sciences takes the NJIT Honor code very seriously and enforces it strictly.  This means there must not be any forms of plagiarism, i.e., copying of homework, class projects, or lab assignments, or any form of cheating in quizzes and exams.  Under the Honor Code, students are obligated to report any such activities to the Instructor.

 

Mathematics 240-002:

Numerical methods laboratory

Spring 2006

 

Course Schedule Link

ø     Instructor:  Prof. Moore

ø     Textbooks:  Numerical Computing with MATLAB  by Cleve Moler, SIAM, ISBN: 0-89871-560-1, http://www.mathworks.com/moler

ø     Grading Policy:  The final grade in this course will be determined according to the table below.  The final exam will have a programming component to be held in the last week of class, and a written component to be held during the exam session.

 

☼     Homework/Quizzes:

 

45.00%

☼     Midterm:

 

25.00%

☼     Final Exam:

 

30.00%

 

ø     Homework Policy: A MATLAB-based assignment will be given each week at the end of the lab session on Wednesday, and will be due at the beginning of the following Wednesday's lab session.  No late assignments will be accepted.

 

ø     Course information: This syllabus is tentative and subject to change as the semester progresses.  For the most up-to-date information regarding this course, select the appropriate WebCT page from the course list at http://webct.njit.edu.

 

Class Policies:

Attendance and Participation:  Students must attend all classes. Absences from class will inhibit your ability to fully participate in class discussions and problem solving sessions and, therefore, affect your grade. Tardiness to class is very disruptive to the instructor and students and will not be tolerated.

 

Makeup Exam Policy: There will be no makeup exams, except in rare situations where the student has a legitimate reason for missing an exam, including illness, death in the family, accident, requirement to appear in court, etc. The student must notify the Math office and the Instructor that he/she will miss an exam. In all cases, the student must present proof for missing the exam, e.g., a doctor's note, police report, court notice, etc., clearly stating the date AND times.

 

Cellular Phones:  All cellular phones and beepers must be switched off during all class times.

 

 

Course CONTENT:

 

Representing functions using tables and plots

Taylor's theorem and approximation of functions

Interpolation of functions

Difference equations and basic iteration

Finding roots of functions

Floating-point arithmetic and round-off errors

Numerical quadrature (integrating functions numerically)

Generating and using random numbers

 

Important Dates:

 

 

Midterm:

March 8, 2006

Spring Recess:

March 13-17, 2006

Programming component of final exam:

April 26, 2006

Written component of final exam:

During Final Exam Week
(May 4-10, 2006)

 

Prepared By:  Prof. Moore

Last revised:  January 5, 2006

 

CALANDER OF WEEKS FOR SPRING 2006 SEMESTER:

Week 1 
(1/16 ~ 1/20)

Week 5 
(2/13 ~ 2/17)

Week 9 
(3/13 ~ 3/17)

Week 13 
(4/10 ~ 4/14)

Week 2 
(1/23 ~ 1/27)

Week 6 
(2/20 ~ 2/24)

Week 10 
(3/20 ~ 3/24)

Week 14 
(4/17 ~ 4/21)

Week 3 
(1/30 ~ 2/3)

Week 7 
(2/27 ~ 3/3)

Week 11 
(3/27 ~ 3/31)

Week 15 
(4/24 ~ 4/28)

Week 4 
(2/6 ~ 2/10)

Week 8 
(3/6 ~ 3/10)

Week 12 
(4/3 ~ 4/7)

Week 16 & 17
(5/1 ~ 5/12)

   January 16, 2006

MLK Day – No Classes Scheduled

   March 13-17, 2006

Spring Recess – No Classes Scheduled

   March 27, 2006

Last Day to Withdraw from Classes

   April 14, 2006

Good Friday – No Classes Scheduled