Schedule

Text: Intro to Computational Methods

Date Lecture Reading Assignments
T Sep 2   Python Setup video  
Th Sep 4 Numpy, Matplotlib Syllabus, Ch 1  
       
T Sep 9 Floating point arithmetic Ch 2 Quiz 1
Th Sep 11 1D Root Finding Ch 3 HW 1
       
T Sep 16 1D Root Finding Ch 3 Quiz 2
Th Sep 18 Numerical Integration Ch 4 HW 2
       
T Sep 23 Numerical Differentiation Ch 5 Quiz 3
Th Sep 25 Numerical Linear Algebra 6.1-6.2 HW 3
       
T Sep 30 Linear System Examples   Quiz 4
Th Oct 2 Linear Least Squares 6.3 HW 4
       
T Oct 7 Ordinary Differential Equations 7.1-7.2 Quiz 5
Th Oct 9 ODE Initial Value Problem, part 2 7.3 HW 5
       
T Oct 14 ODE Systems and Higher Order 7.4-7.5  
Th Oct 16 Systems of Higher Order ODEs 7.6 Midterm 1
       
T Oct 21 Intro to Statistics Ch 8 Quiz 6
Th Oct 23 Probability 9.1-9.2 HW 6
       
T Oct 28 Probability 2 9.3-9.4 Quiz 7
Th Oct 30 Random Variables and Prob Dist Ch 10 HW 7
       
T Nov 4 Confidence Intervals 11.1-11.2 Quiz 8
Th Nov 6 Midterm Review   HW 8
       
T Nov 11 Confidence Intervals (con’t) 11.3-11.4  
Th Nov 13 Hypothesis Testing Ch 12 Midterm 2
       
T Nov 18 Hypothesis Testing (two samples) Ch 13 Quiz 9
Th Nov 20 Hypothesis Testing wrapup   HW 9
       
T Nov 25 No Class   Quiz 10
Th Nov 27 Thanksgiving    
       
T Dec 2 Hypothesis Problems   Quiz 11, Project Plan
Th Dec 4 Hypothesis Problems   HW 10
       
T Dec 9 Review   due Wednesday: Project Report