Math 411

Numerical Linear Algebra

Catalog description:	Direct and iterative methods for solving linear systems, conditioning and stability, methods for computing eigenvalues and eigenvectors, linear least squares problems, applications, performance, software.
Credit hours:	3.00 cr and 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites:	Math 254, CS 111 or ES 111

Spring 2006

Textbook and references:

Fundamentals of Matrix Computations, by David S. Watkins, second edition, John Wiley \& Sons (REQUIRED)
Matrix Computations, by G. Golub and C. Van Loan, 3rd edition, The John HopkinsUniversity Press, (recommended as an advanced reference)
Matlab Guide, by D.J. Higham and N.J. Higham, SIAM, (recommended as a Matlab reference)

Homework

No.	Problems	Due
1	1.1: 9, 14 1.2: 5, 7 1.3: 15, 16, 17, 22(c,d, Matlab) 1.4: 21 (hand), 23, 33, 73a, 74	Jan. 31
2	1.5: 6, 11 1.6: 5 1.7: 10, 18, 26, 27 1.8: 4, 6, 11	Feb. 7
3	2.1: 17, 23, 31 2.2: 10, 11, 21, 23, 29, 30	Feb. 16
4	2.3.12 2.4.5 2.6: 5, 6	Feb. 23, Thurs.
5	3.1: 5, 6 3.2: 14, 35, 39(c), 41, 48, 49 3.4: 10	Mar. 9, Thurs.
6	4.1: 11, 16 4.2: 8, 10, 21	Mar. 28, Tues.
7	5.3: 10, 11, 18, 34, 36 5.4: 55	April 11, Tues.
8	5.6: 4, 12, 14 7.2: 6, 14	April 27, Thursday

Announcements

Due date change. HW 1 is now due Jan 31.
01/17/2006. HW 1 is assigned and is due Jan 26

Rakhim Aitbayev, 2006