Math 6646: Numerical Methods for Ordinary Differential
Equations
Spring
2008
Lecture Meetings: Skiles 246,
Tuesday and Thursday 3:05 – 4:25 p.m.
Instructor: Professor Silas
Alben
Email: alben at math.gatech.edu
(the best way to contact me).
Office: Skiles 238, tel.
404-894-3312
Office hours: W., Th. 2 p.m. -3 p.m. (subject to change) or by
appointment.
Syllabus
(Word file, .doc)
Homework 1, due Thursday Jan. 24, 2008 at the
beginning of class
Homework 2, due Thursday February 7, 2008 at the beginning of class:
AP 3.1, 3.4, 3.6, 3.9. Bonus: (worth an extra 10%) AP 3.10.
Midterm: Thursday, February 21, 2008
in class.
50% on Chapters 1-3, and 50% on Chapter 4.
Suggested study method: review lecture notes, review exercises from
Chapters 1-3, and
for Chapter 4, work problems 4.1, 4.2, 4.8, 4.9, 4.12, 4.18.
Homework 3, due Thursday March 6, 2008 at the beginning of class:
AP 5.1, 5.2, 5.3.
Homework 4, due Thursday March 27, 2008 at the beginning of class:
AP 5.9, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1.
Homework 5, due Tuesday April
15, 2008 at the beginning of class:
AP 7.3, 7.9, 8.6, 8.10, 9.3.
Final Exam is Weds. April 30, 2008 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the
classroom. No calculators or notes will be permitted.
Suggested study problems from Ch. 10: 10.1, 10.8, 10.11ab.