Course Instructor: Shi Jin
Phone: 608-263-3302(o); E-mail: jin@math.wisc.edu

Class Hours: TR 1:00-2:15 at B305 Van Vleck
Office Hours: TR:10:30-11:30am, Van Vleck 511, or by appointment

References: (reserved in the Math Library)

• C.W. Gear, Numerical Initial Value Problems in Ordinary Differential Equations, Prentice-Hall 1971.
  
• R.D. Richtmyer and K.W. Morton, Difference Methods for Initial-Value Problems , John Wiley & Sons 1967.
  
• J. Strikverda: Finite Difference Schemes and Partial Differential Equations , Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole Advanced Books & Software, 1989
  
• R.J. LeVeque: Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws, Birkhauser, 1992
  
• D. Gottlieb and S.A. Orszag, Numerical Analysis of Spectral Methods, SIAM 1977
  
• L.N. Trefethen, Spectral Methods in Matlab, SIAM 2001
  

Grading: The final grade will be determined by homework assignments including computer projects. You will be guaranteed the following final letter grade: A, 90%-100%; B, 75%-89%; C, 60%-74%, D, 45%-59%.

Homework: Homeworks, both analytic and computational, will be assigned several times during the semester. A basic programing language (Fortran, C, Matlab, etc.) is essential for the computation projects. Students should finish the homeworks with their own effort.

• Homework No. 1 , Due Sept 26
• Homework No. 2 , Due Oct 17
• Homework No. 3 , Due Nov 5
• Homework No. 4 , Due Nov 26
• Homework No. 5 , Due Dec 20