Math 430 (Mathematical Modeling)

Syllabus
My schedule (revised)
Homework list
JS page

data files

Notes: notes parts 1 and 2 (updated)   part 3

Some advice on presentations

Week
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1
Introduction (OM, JS)
Some modeling examples (pendulum, predator-prey) (JS)
Maple worksheet (right-click to download)
2
Simple optimization problem; Sensitivity (OM)
Hw1
Class 4 Regression (OM)
Project 1
3
Regression (OM) Class 5   Hw2
Preliminary reports   Dimensional Analysis (OM)
4
Dimensional Analysis (OM)   Hw3
Project 1 reports
5
Modeling with DE's (JS)   Hw4
Bioinformatics
6
Bioinformatics
Modeling with DE's (JS)   ODE Systems in Maple   Project 2
7
Modeling with DE's (JS) handout   Hw5
Modeling with DE's (JS)   Lorenz system in Maple
8
Project 2 preliminary
Modeling with DE's (JS)   more on Lorenz system
Work day (OM)  
9
Project 2 reports
Stochastic modeling (OM)   Class 18
10
Stochastic modeling (OM)   Hw6   Class 19
Simulation (OM)   Project 3   Class 20
11
Stochastic modeling (OM)   Hw7   Class 21
Project 3 preliminary   Class 22   Time series (OM)
12
Time series (OM)     Class 23
Project 3 reports
13
Fit DE's to data (JS)   Hw8   worksheets
KL deco (JS); Project 4
14
KL deco (JS); Brief Project 4 presentations
Thanksgiving
15
Radial basis functions (JS)
Work day (OM)
16
TBA (JS)
Project 4 presentations
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