Syllabus for Math 128A
Numerical Analysis
Fall Quarter 2008

Instructor:    Office:    Email:    Phone:    Office Hours:	Professor Bob Guy MSB 2136 guy@math.ucdavis.edu 754-9201 Monday 9:00-10:30 Thursday 3:30-5:00
Textbook:	Numerical Analysis, 8th Edition, by Burden and Faires
Webpage:	http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~guy/teaching/128a/ Homework and announcements will be posted here.
Class:	MWF  11:00-11:50 in HARING 2016
TA:    Office:    Email:    Office Hours:	Tyler Skorczewski MSB 2123 tskorc@math.ucdavis.edu Wednesday 3-4 (128 students have priority) Tuesday 3-4 (228 students have priority)

Exams
We will have a midterm exam during the quarter and a comprehensive final exam.   Make-up exams will only be given for university excused absences and must be arranged in advance with the instructor.  The exam dates are given below so plan accordingly. 

Midterm	Friday, October 31st
Final Exam	Monday, December 8th, 3:30-5:30 PM

Grading
Your grade for the course will be based on your homework assignments, a midterm exam, and a final exam.  Your lowest homework score will be dropped. The weights for each of these are as follows:

Homework	50%
Midterm	15%
Final Exam	35%

Homework
Homework assignments will be handed out regularly.  There will be approximately 5 homework assignments throughout the quarter.  The lowest homework grade will be dropped.  No late homework will be accepted!

You are permitted (in fact encouraged) to talk with your classmates about homework assignments.  However, you must do your own write up and write your own codes (with your own comments).  The homework assignments will involve mathematical analysis, computation, presentation of data, explanations, and interpretations.  All aspects of your write up must be clearly presented.  Your writing should be clear and grammatically correct.  Your codes must be thoroughly commented.  All tables and figures must be appropriately labeled.  You will be graded on the quality of your presentation.  

Programming
You may program in any language of your choice. If you do not have a strong preference of language, it is recommended that you use MATLAB, because it is easy to use and very powerful. The instructor and TA will be happy to help with MATLAB and Fortran (preferably Fortran 95) questions, but should you choose to code in another language, you should expect less support from us. You can create a computer account in the math department at http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/comp/class-accts.

What we will cover
Chapter 1 - Error Analysis
Chapter 3 - Interpolation and Polynomial Approximation
Chapter 4 - Numerical Differentiation and Integration
Chapter 8 - Approximation Theory

Prerequisites
Calculus and computer programing.

Students with Disabilities
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning,  psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable  accommodations must contact the Student Disability Center (SDC). Faculty are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the SDC. If you have any questions, please contact the SDC at 752-3184 or sdc@ucdavis.edu.

Some Important Dates
Wednesday, October 22, Last day to drop
Friday, October 31st, Midterm exam
November 27-28, Thanksgiving Break
Monday,  December 8th, Final Exam 3:30-5:30 PM