Instructor: Xiaofeng Yang

Textbook:

• 1. Lloyd N. Trefethen and David Bau III, ``Numerical Linear Algebra", Siam, Philadelphia, 1997;
• 2. James Demmel, Applied Numerical Linear Algebra, Siam, Philadelphia, 1997.
• 3. Gene H. Golub and Charles F. Van Loan, Matrix Computations, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1988.
• 4. Roger A. Horn and Charles R. Johnson, Matrix Analysis, Cambridge University Press, 1985.
• 5. The Math Works Inc., The student edition of MATLAB. User Guide, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1995.
  

• Course Syllabus

 

Tenative Exam dates: detailed dates to be determined

 

 

Final Exam:

Note: The exams are "closed book" – no books, no notes, no calculators, no labtop comptuer or equivalent technology, etc. There are no early exams. A make-up exam is only possible for written legitimate documented reasons of illness, family emergency, or participation in a University sponsered event. You must take your exams with the lecture for which you are registered.

How is your final course grade determined?

Homework: 30%

projects: 30%

Final exam: 40%

 

 

[90,100] A, [86, 89] B+, [80, 85] B, [76, 79] C+, [70, 75] C, [66, 69] D+, [60, 65] D, [0, 59] F.

NOTICE

If you have any questions/confusions about the grading mistakes about the quiz/midterms, feel free to ask the instructor and the instructor is very happy to discuss with you.

Attendance: Attendance at every class meeting is important - and expected. Students missing more than 10% of the class meetings (4 days) can have their grade lowered.

Bonus Credits: If your attendence is more than 80%, you will get 3 bonus points for final grade; 60%-80%, 2 bonus points; 30%-60%, 0 bonus points; less than 30%, -2 bonus points.

Academic Dishonesty: Cheating and plagiarism in any form is not tolerated. If a student is caught cheating, I will follow the guidelines as set forth in the USC Honor Code and other University guidelines.

Additional Information:

• Math tutoring center
• Bulletin of Undergraduate Studies
• Notice from math department
  • The Math Tutoring Center in LeConte 105 will be open from 10am to 4pm Monday through Thursday beginning Tuesday, January 17th.The ACE Centers will offer free math tutoring Monday through Thursday beginning Tuesday, January 17th. Columbia Hall and Bates House will be open from 7pm until 9pm. Note that these times are different than in previous semesters. The ACE Center in Sims Hall will still be open from 6pm until 9pm.