MATH 2601: WEEK 9

Topics for this week are:

• Iterative methods for linear systems: Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel
• Iterative methods for eigenvalues and diagonalization
• Overview of numerical methods of linear algebra

Text coverage:

    Sub-section 4.2, Section 5 and Section 6 of [Notes:Num]

Online resources:

• Online notes
  • [Notes:Num] Section 4 Iterative methods
  • [Notes:Num] Section 5 Numerical computation of eigenvalues
  • [Notes:Num] Section 6 Summary
• Answers to selected problems
• Maple Worksheets
  • Introduction to Maple's Linear Algebra package (by J. A. Ziegler)

Assignment for this week:

• Problems:
  • Problem set #9
• Computer Project: Programming Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel algorithms
• Challenge Problem: Convergence of Jacobi method for diagonalization

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