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 | |