Math 151B : Applied Numerical Methods.

Math 151 : Applied Numerical Methods.

MWF 11:00 AM @ MS 6229

• INSTRUCTORS INFO:
  
  NAME: Jinsun Sohn
  
  EMAIL: jinsunks at math.ucla.edu
  
  OFFICE: MS 7310
  
  OFFICE PHONE: (310)825-8531
  
  OFFICE HOUR: Wed 1-3 PM and by appointment
  

• TA INFO:
  
  NAME: MARSHAK, CHARLES
  
  EMAIL: cmarshak at gmail dot com
  
  OFFICE: MS 6153
  
  OFFICE HOUR: TBA
  

PIC Lab

The PIC Lab is located on the 2nd floor of Boelter Hall and is open for your convenience. The lab is staffed by undergraduate lab assistants who can help you with computer issues. They are not there to help your assignments (if you need help, talk to TA). All machines are equipped with the software(C++, java, Maple, Matlab....) necessary to complete and submit your homework.

Location: Boelter Hall 2817

HOUR: Monday-Thursday 9:00-6:00, Friday 9:00-5:00, Sunday 1:00-5:00

Lab Website: www.pic.ucla.edu/piclab

Class info

• Required Text
  
  R. Burden and J. Faires, Numerical Analysis, 9th Ed., Brooks/Cole
  


• Grading
  
  Your final score will be calculated as follows:
  
  20% homework + 30% midterm + 50% final exam
  
  
  All the scores during the quarter will be recorded in the MyUCLA grading program.
  
  


• Homework
  
  The assignments will be announced in class or posted on the course website HW and in CCLE every Friday night. There are some theoretical problems and computational problems which require some programing languages or mathematical software(like matlab).
  Homework will be collected in class before the start of the Friday lecture and will be returned in the Thursday discussion section the following week.
  
  Late homework will not be accepted under any circumstance.
  Your one lowest homework score will automatically be dropped in calculation your final grade.
  
• Exams
  
  There will be one midterm(TBA) and one final(3/19).
  
  No make-up exam will be given.
  


• Calculator and written materials:
  You may use whatever resources you wish to do the homework, incluidng calculators, textbooks, TA, etc.., although for the each exams and by the end of the course you should be able to do all the homework questions without any assistance.