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 440-002:

NUMERICAL METHODS II

Fall 2007

Course Schedule Link

 

 

     Instructor:  Prof. Wang

     Textbook:  Numerical Solution for Partial Differential Equations, by K.W. Morton and D.F. Mayers; ISBN: 0521429226.

     Grading Policy:  The final grade in this course will be determined as follows:

      Homework:

 

20%

      Projects:

 

20%

      Midterms:

 

30%

      Final Exam:

 

30%

Your final letter grade will be based on the following tentative curve:

A

90-100

 

C

60-69

B+

85-89

 

D

50-59

B

80-84

 

F

0-49

C+

70-79

 

 

 

This curve may be adjusted slightly at the end of the semester. Please note that the University Drop Date March 31, 2008 deadline will be strictly enforced.

 

     Homework Policy:  Homework problems are listed below.

     Exams:  Two examinations will be given.  The dates of the exams are:

Exam 1

February 28, 2008

10:00 – 11:00am

Exam 2

April 10, 2008

10:00 – 11:00am

A comprehensive final examination will be given at the end of the semester.  The date for this final examination will be announced at the end of the semester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATH DEPARTMENT CLASS POLICIES LINK

All DMS students must familiarize themselves with and adhere to the Department of Mathematical Sciences Course Policies, in addition to official university-wide policies. DMS takes these policies very seriously and enforces them strictly. For DMS Course Policies, please click here.

 

January 21, 2008

M

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday ~ University Closed

March 17-21, 2008

M-F

SPRING RECESS ~ No Classes Scheduled

March 21, 2008

F

Good Friday ~ University Closed

March 31, 2008

M

Last Day to WITHDRAW from this Course

 

 

Course Outline and Homework Assignments:

 

Week
Dates

Chapter & Topic

Homework Problems

 

 

 

 

1
 1/22 - 1/25

1:

Introduction

2.1, 2.3, 2.7, 2.11

2:

2.1-2.8 Explicit/Implicit

 

2
 1/28 – 2/1

2:

2.9-2.11 Fourier analysis

 

3
 2/4 – 2/8

2:

2.12-2.17 BC and others

 

4
 2/11 – 2/15

3:

3.1-3.3 2D/3D parabolic

3.1, 3.5, 3.6

5
 2/18 – 2/22

3:

3.4-3.5 Curved boundary

 

4:

4.1-4.2 CFL condition

4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.8

6
 2/25 – 2/29

Review for Exam 1

 

Ü

MIDTERM

Exam I

7
 3/3 – 3/7

4:

4.3-4.6 Conservation laws

 

 

4.7-4.11 Different schemes

 

8
 3/10 – 3/14

4:

5.1-5.4 Convergence

5.2, 5.4, 5.8

 

 

 

 

9
 3/17 – 3/21

MARCH 17-21, 2008:  (M-F) SPRING RECESS: NO CLASSES SCHEDULED

 

 

 

 

10
 3/24 – 3/28

5:

5.5-5.9 Energy method

 

11
 3/31 – 4/4

MARCH 31, 2008:  LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM THIS COURSE

6:

6.1-6.3 2D Diffusion

6.1, 6.2, 6.6, 6.7

12
 4/7 – 4/11

 

Review for Exam 2

 

Ü

MIDTERM

Exam II

13
 4/14 – 4/18

6:

6.4-6.8 Variation forms

 

14
 4/21 – 4/25

7:

7.1-7.3 Iterative schemes

7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.6

15
 4/28 – 5/2

7:

7.4-7.6 SOR and examples

 

Review for Final Exam

 

 

 

 

 

Finals

FINAL EXAM WEEK:  MAY 8 - 14, 2008

 

Prepared By:  Prof. X. Sheldon Wang

Last revised:  January 07, 2008