MATH 445: Mathematics and Applications with Matlab
Lecture: Tue, Thu 10:10-11:00am Demerrit 240
Lab section 1: Tue, Thu 12:40–2:00pm Memorial Union Building DL
Lab section 2: Tue, Thu 02:10–3:30pm Memorial Union Building DL
Lab section 3: Tue, Thu 03:40–5:00pm Memorial Union Building DL
Instructor: John Gibson. Office hours: Tue, Thu 11:10am-noon, Wed 3:40-4:30 N309E Kingsbury Hall
Teaching Assistant: Melanie Vining. Office hours: Mon, Wed 11:00am-1:30pm N316 Kingsbury Hall
Prerequisite: Math 418 or equivalent.
Recommended Texts:
- Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists Brian D. Hahn, any edition.
- Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving, S. Attaway, any edition.
- Matlab Primer, Mathworks, Inc.
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)
Policies on grades, homeworks, labs, exams, etc.
Course outline and schedule.
Readings are listed as sections in the Attaway textbook
| lecture | date | topic | reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/26 | intro | 1.1-1.4 |
| 2 | 01/28 | vectors | 2.1-2.3 |
| 3 | 02/02 | scripts, plotting | 3.1-3.2, 3.6 |
| 4 | 02/04 | log-linear relations | |
| 5 | 02/09 | linear algebra | 2.4, 14.3 |
| 6 | 02/11 | matrices in matlab | 2.1, 2.4, 14.3 |
| 7 | 02/16 | "for" loop, functions, fprintf | 5.1, 3.3 |
| 8 | 02/23 | hamster dynamics | |
| 9 | 02/25 | Google Page Rank | |
| 10 | 03/01 | exam 1 prep | |
| 11 | 03/03 | exam 1 | |
| 12 | 03/08 | nonlinear equations, Newton's method | |
| 13 | 03/08 | nonlinear equations, Newton's method, cont'd | |
| 14,15 | 03/22,24 | Monte Carlo methods | |
| 16 | 03/28 | 3D graphics | |
| 17 | 03/31 | inviscid flow past a cylinder | |
| 18,19 | 04/12,14 | time stepping --numerical integration of ODEs | |
| 20,21 | 04/19,21 | the plane pendulum | |
| 22,23 | 04/26,28 | find the frequency by interpolation |
| lab | due | topic |
|---|---|---|
| lab1 | Sun 1/31 | matlab basics |
| lab2 | Sun 1/31 | vectors, plotting |
| lab3 | Sun 2/07 | scripts, log-linear relations |
| lab4 | Sun 2/14 | linear algebra: the truss |
| lab5 | Sun 2/21 | programming basics |
| lab6 | Sun 2/28 | hamster dynamics / Google Page Rank |
| lab7 | Sun 3/13 | nonlinear equations, Newton's method |
| lab8 | Sun 3/27 | Monte Carlo methods, predicting elections |
| lab9 | Sun 4/03 | 3d graphics |
| lab10 | Sun 4/17 | a gentle rain falls on Monte Sol |
| lab11 | Sun 5/01 | tick, tock, the pendulum clock |
| lab12 | Sun 5/08 | home run |
| homework | due | topic | solutions |
|---|---|---|---|
| hw1 | soon | matlab basics |
| exam | date | time | location | topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exam 1 | Thu 03/03 | 10:10-11:00am | DEM 240 | exam 1 topics | sample questions |
| exam 2 | Thu 04/07 | 10:10-11:00am | DEM 240 | exam 2 topics | |
| final | Tue 05/17 | 8:00-10:00am | PCAC M223 | final exam topics |
