Math 172 (Spring 2007)

• MWF 10--10:50pm in WLH 2114.

• M 2--3pm, WF 3--4pm in AP&M 5707

• Finite Difference Schemes and Partial Differential Equations by John C. Strikwerda,
  2004.

Homework will be assigned regularly each week. Computer assignments will be a part of
these homework.

Your grade will be based on the scores of the homework, one midterm, and one final
exam. It will be calculated from:


Score = (25% HW) + (25% Midterm) + (50% Final)


Roughly half of the midterm and final will be based on the homework assignments. There
will be no make-up exams.

• The midterm will be held on Monday, May 7.
  • Bring pen or pencil, calculator, and ID.
  • Will cover HW #1--5.
  • Extra Office Hours: Th 2:30--3:30pm, F 4--5pm.
  • Previous midterm: midterm 2006. Problems #1, 2 are relevant to our midterm.
• The final will be held on Thursday, June 14, 8--11am.
  • Bring pen or pencil, calculator, and ID.
  • Covers all material.
  • Extra Office Hours for finals week: M 2--3pm, Tu 2--3pm, W 3--4pm.
  • Previous midterm: final 2006. Problem #3 is not relevant to our class.

• A MATLAB introduction is available at www.math.mtu.edu/~msgocken/intro/intro.html.
• A quick MATLAB documentation exists at www.math.ucla.edu/~anderson/MDocs/index.html.
• Use the "help" command in MATLAB.

• Assignment #1, not due.
• Assignment #2, due April 13.
  Other downloads: approxsinederiv.m.
• Assignment #3, due April 20.
  Other downloads: eulerproblem.m.
• Assignment #4, due April 27.
  Other downloads: pdeproblem.m.
• Assignment #5, due May 7.
  
• Assignment #6, due May 14.
  
• Assignment #7, due May 21.
  
• Assignment #8, due Wednesday, May 30.
  Other downloads: implicitpde.m.
• Assignment #9, due Monday, June 4.
  
• Assignment #10, not due.