CSCC51H - Numerical Approximation, Integration and
Ordinary Differential Equations
Winter 2012, Scarborough Campus
Instructor: Wayne Enright: enright@cs.utoronto.ca, office: IC 454
TA: Bo Wang: bevis@cs.utoronto.ca
Current announcements
- For your information and to help you prepare for the Final exam,
last years exam is posted below. Note that the format and focus
will be similar this year. Some of the questions may be related
to the assignments and these were different this year.
- The fourth assignment is now posted. It is due on April 4th.
Start this assignment early as it does require some extra time and effort.
- Correction to assignment #3! In order to use the method you developed in
question 1 to answer question 2, you must be able to evaluate f'(x)
as well as f(x) for any x in the interval [a, b]. You should then assume
that you are given a, b, f(x) and f'(x) when you develop a method to
solve the problem identified in question 2.
- The third assignment is now posted. It is due on March 12.
- The format for the term test will be similar to last year (see below).
There will be 2 or 3 equally weighted questions. As aids you will be allowed
an approved calculator (non-programmable) and one handwritten page of
notes (8.5" x 11", both sides).
- For your informaton and to help you prepare for your term
test last years term test and solutions are posted below.
- The Term test for this course will be in the tutorial time slot
on Wednesday Feb. 29, from 3:00 - 4:00 in room HW 402. Everyone must write the test at this time.
- The second assignment is now posted. It is due on Feb. 27,
the first day after reading week. Start working on it early
as it will require some extra time and effort to complete.
- FYI the deparmental student association, AMACSS, is organising a LaTex
seminar which will take place on Monday January 30 and Monday February 13, 4-5pm in BV-462.
- The first assignment is posted below. It is due on January 30.
General Information
- The general information handout for the course includes assigment
and test information and the grading scheme.
- Tentative lecture schedule (text file)
as of December 2011 (before classes start).
Changes to this schedule will be identified and reflected in the weekly lecture slides.
- The academic prerequisite for this course is CSCC50H. The
specific background knowledge that is expected (and which
would normally be satisfied by completing CSCC50H) is discussed
in expected background.
- Course notes have been developed for
this course (a pdf file). This is the third draft of
these notes and reports of errors and typos would be appreciated.
Textbooks
- The textbook for the course is: Scientific Computing: an Introductory Survey, 2nd edition
by Michael Heath, McGraw-Hill Inc. 2002.
- Check a list of other relevant references.
Policies
Assignments and tests
Slides of the weekly lectures
Contact Information:
Office Hours are Mondays from 3:10 to 4:00 and Wednesdays from 2:00 to 3:00 in IC 454.
e-mail: enright@utsc.utoronto.ca