MA 224 -- section 1, Fall, 2007
Introduction to Applied Mathematics

Instructor: Dr. Xingzhou Yang
416 Stanley Thomas Hall
Center for Computational Science
Phone: (504) 862-3373
Fax: (504) 862-8392
Email:
Web: http://www.ccs.tulane.edu/~xyang4

• Final exam: Time: Tuesday, Dec 11. Room: Gibson Hall 310 Final exam covers section 2.1--section 10.2 (see our syllabus). Review all the sections covered -- in the textbook, your notes, and quizzes/tests.
  -- Sample final exams of past years: link
  -- Office hours on Monday (Dec 10): 10:00am--5:30pm except 2:45-4:15pm.
• Test 3 (Thurs, Nov 29) covers section 5.6, 7.1-7.5, 8.1-8.5, 9.1-9.4. Solutions: pdf
  Matlab command to find eigenvalue(s): eig(A)
  Matlab command to find the characteristic polynomial: det( lambda*eye(n,n) - A) % suppose the size of A is nxn.
  Matlab command to find the eigenvector(s): null( lambda*eye(n,n) - A) % suppose the size of A is nxn.
• Project 2 (Due Monday, Dec 10) download: pdf
• Quiz 7 (due Tuesday, Nov 20) pdf Solutions: pdf
• Phase plane plot & pplane7:
• Quiz 6 (Thursday, Nov 8) covers sections 5.6, 7.1--7.5. Solutions: pdf. Matlab version solutions: q6_ans.m
• Matlab practice problems for Chapter 7: matrix_practice_problems.txt.
• All the past quiz/test grades have been posted on blackboard. Please let me know if any record is incorrect. Thanks.
• Test 2 (Thursday, Oct 25) covers sections 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 6.1, 5.1--5.5. Solutions: pdf Laplace transform table/formulas
• Project 1 (Due date: Monday, Oct 29) download: pdf (updated) matlab help help at blackboard (login required)
  -- For the last population model in problem 1, please change `h=5 & P(0)=10'.
  -- Example using rk2 & ode45: matlab code -- 1 2
  -- Matlab code solving algebraic equation: solve('3*P^2 + 2*P - 1 = 0')
  Submit one report with all names in your group printed and signed on the first page. Each member in your group should agree that he/she has thoroughly understood everything (solutions, codes, etc) in the submitted report. Each member will receive the same grade.
  -- Tulane Academic Integrity
• Quiz 5 Program part ( pdf, 20pts ) Due: Thursday, Oct 18 (Please submit matlab code ONLY); editor/sample file (login required). My version: matlab code, pdf, Figures: fig-1.png, fig-2.png. 2 figs in pdf. Non-program part (Thurs Oct 18, 30pts) covers sec 6.1, sec 5.1--5.4. Solutions: pdf
• Quiz 4 (Thursday, Oct 11) covers sections 4.5, 4.7. Solutions: pdf
• Quiz 3 (Thursday, Oct 4) covers sections 4.1, 4.3, 4.4. Solutions: pdf
• Test 1 (Thursday, Sep 27) covers sections sec 2.1 -- sec 3.1. Solutions: pdf
• Quiz 2 (Thursday, Sep 20) covers sections after quiz 1 befor quiz 2. Solutions: pdf.
  Matlab codes available: click here for more details.
• Quiz 1 (Thursday, Sep 6) covers sections 2.1 & 2.2. Solutions: pdf



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