Dr. Chris Dugaw
Email: dugaw@humboldt.edu
Phone: 707-826-4251 (not recommended)
Office: BSS 354
Office Hours: Monday 2:30-3:30; Thursday, Friday 1:00-2:00; Tuesday 1:00-3:00; and by appointment.
Numerical Analysis using Matlab 4th Ed. by Mathews and Fink
Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 10:00-10:50 BSS 302
Tuesday - 9:00 - 11:00 BSS 317
Error analysis, computer arithmetic; solving equations in one variable; interpolation and polynomial approximation; numerical differentiation and integration; ordinary differential equations; solutions of linear systems.
MATH 205 (or MATH 210), MATH 241, and CS 111.
This course addresses the following Learner Outcomes from the Mathematics Department:
Letter grades will be assigned according to the total percentage earned in the class.
There will be two Midterms and a Final. The final will be focused on the last third of the course, but may contain material from the first part of the course. You will be allowed to use calculators on all exams.
There will be no make-up exams. If you miss a midterm for a valid, documented reason, such as a serious illness or family emergency, email or see me as soon as possible to discuss an alternate grade scheme.
Labs are due one week after they are assigned. You will be working in pairs on your labs. Each pair should turn in only one lab write-up.
There will be weekly Homework assignments that are collected on Fridays in class. I encourage you to work in groups on homework so that you can learn from each other. However, working together does not include copying each others work.
Late homework will not be accepted, but you can make arrangements with me to turn it in early if you have to miss class. You will turn in the regular even-numbered assigned homework problems on Fridays. Odd-numbered Journal Exercises should be worked in a separate "journal" and will be turned in on exam days. Journals exercises can be your first draft, but weekly assignments should neat and well organized.
I will only give incompletes to students that satisfy all of the following conditions: the student has completed the majority of the course, the student is currently earning a passing grade (C or better), the student has a serious and compelling reason for requesting an incomplete.
Attendance is expected, but not formally part of your grade. If you need to miss class please get a copy of notes from a peer. Students are responsible for material covered in class and announcements made during class.