MA5710 - Class information

Syllabus (doc)

Class meets M,W,F; 11:50 - 12:50 am; Room: JWB 308

Information such as, most important results to know after each section, homework assignments, practice exams, solutions to Midterm exams, and different important announcements about the class activities will be POSTED HERE.

Good news: The class is running as it is, regardless of the number of students!!!

Lecture notes, week 1 (Lecture 1, pdf), (Lecture 2, pdf)

Homework due 09/04/09

• Page 13-14, problems 1.2.6, 1.2.13
• Page 28-30, problems 1.3.5, 1.3.16

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Lecture notes, week 2 (Lecture 3 & 4, pdf)

Homework due 09/11/09

• Page 45, problems 1.4.1, 1.4.7, 1.4.8

Extra credit problem due 09/11/09 (15 points to be used for your first exam),
What is the polynomial of degree 5 which best fits the following data points: [-4.5, 0.7], [-3.2, 2.3],[-1.4, 3.8], [0.8,5.0], [2.5, 5.5], [4.1, 5.6], [1.3, 7.8], [3.4, 6].

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Lecture notes, week 3 (Lecture 5,6,7 pdf)

Homework due 09/21/09

• Page 120, problems 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4

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Lecture notes, week 4 (Lecture 8,9,10 pdf)

No Homework this week.

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Lecture notes, week 6 (Lecture cont.-equilibrium 1, pdf)

Homework due 10/19/09,

• Page 165, 3.1.6, 3.1.15
• Page 180-181, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.10, 3.2.11, 3.2.12, 3.2.14, 3.2.16

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Lecture notes (Lecture chapter 3, pdf)

Homework due 10/28/09,

• Page 180-181, 3.2.14, 3.2.16, 3.2.17, 3.2.18
• Page 196-198, 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.7, 3.3.8, 3.3.9, 3.3.14, 3.3.15, 3.3.16, 3.3.17, 3.3.18