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MATH 445: Mathematics and Applications with Matlab
Lecture: Tue, Thu 10:10-11:00am Kingsbury N343
Lab section 1: Tue, Thu 12:40–2:00pm Kingsbury N134
Lab section 2: Tue, Thu 02:10–3:30pm Hewitt 301
Lab section 3: Tue, Thu 03:40–5:00pm Hewitt 301
Instructor: John Gibson. Office hours: Tue 11-noon, Wed 2:10-3pm, Thu 11-noon, N309E Kingsbury Hall
Teaching Assistant: Cara Mack. Office hours: t.b.d
Prerequisite: Math 418 or equivalent.
Recommended Texts:
- Matlab Primer, Mathworks, Inc.
- Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists Brian D. Hahn, any edition.
- Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving, S. Attaway, any edition.
Additional References: Numerical Computing with Matlab, C. Moler; and
Experiments with Matlab, C. Moler.
Download Matlab: UNH academic software (note: requires network license via UNH VPN)
Course outline and schedue
Readings are listed as sections in the Attaway textbook
| lecture | date | topic | reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/23 | intro, arithmetic | 1.1-1.4 |
| 2 | 01/25 | vectors | 2.1-2.3 |
| 3 | 01/30 | scripts, plotting | 3.1-3.2, 3.6 |
| 4 | 02/01 | log-linear relations | |
| 5,6 | 02/06,08 | matlab publish | 2.4, 14.3 |
| 7,8 | 02/13,15 | linear algebra and matrices | 2.1, 2.4, 14.3 |
| 9,10 | 02/20,22 | "for" loop, functions, fprintf | 5.1, 3.3 |
| 11 | 02/27 | exam 1 prep | |
| 12 | 03/01 | exam 1 |
| 13, 14 | 03/06,08,10 | hamster dynamics | |
| 15 | 03/10 | Google Page Rank | |
| 16,17 | 03/20,22 | nonlinear equations | |
| 18,19 | 03/27,29 | ||
| 20,21 | 04/03,05 | 3d graphics | |
| 21 | 04/10 | inviscid flow past a cylinder | |
| 22 | 04/12 | time stepping (numerical intregration of ODEs) | |
| 23,24 | 04/17,19 | Game of Life | |
| 25,26 | 04/17 | the plane pendulum | |
| 26,27 | 04/17,19 | baseball dynamics |
Labs
| lab | due | topic |
|---|---|---|
| lab1 | Tue 1/30 | arithmetic expressions |
| lab2 | Tue 2/05 | vectors, sums, plots |
| lab3 | Tue 2/12 | log-linear relations |
| lab4 | Tue 2/19 | linear algebra: the truss |
| lab5 | Tue 2/26 | loops and functions |
| lab6 | Tue 3/20 | hamster dynamics / Google Page Rank |
| lab7 | Thu 3/29 | nonlinear equations, Newton's method |
| lab8 | Thu 4/05 | 3d graphics |
| lab9 | Thu 4/12 | a gentle rain falls on Monte Sol |
| lab10 | Thu 4/19 | Game of Life |
| lab11 | Thu 5/03 | home run |
| exam | date | time | location | topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| midterm exam | Thu 03/01 | 10:10-11:00am | Kingsbury N343 | topics | sample exam 1 solutions |
| final exam | Tue 05/15 | 8:00-10:00am | Hamilton-Smith 140 | topics |
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