Syllabus : Difference Equations, Interpolation, Numerical Differentiation, Numerical Integration; Solutions of Non-linear Systems of Equations; Elementary Ordinary Differential Equations and Partial Differential Equations; Series Methods; Numerical Solutions for Elementary Ordinary Differential Equations and Partial Differential Equations; Numerical Solutions for Systems of First-order Differential Equations.
               

Instructor: Dr Wai-Ki CHING (Room 414, Run Run Shaw Building, Email: wching@hku.hk).

Consultation Hours: WED 14:00-17:00

Tutor: Miss Yushan QIU (Run Run Shaw Building Room 205, Email: yushanqiu2526374@163.com)

Consultation Hours: TUE 14:00-16:00

Time Table: JLG01 TUE (09:30-11:25) and JLG01 THU (09:30-10:25)

Reference: C. F. Gerald and P.O. Wheatley: Applied Numerical Analysis (Addison Wesley, 1994) Call number: 519.4 G35.

Reference: K. E. Atkinson, An Introduction to Numerical Analysis, (Wiley, 1987).

Method of Assessment: 3 Tests (50%) and Final Examination (50%).

17 Jan. 2012 Lectures 1 & 2; 19 Jan. 2012 Lectures 3

24 Jan. 2012 Holidays ; 26 Jan. 2012 Holidays;

31 Jan. 2012 Lectures 4 & 5; 02 Feb. 2012 Scilab 1;

07 Feb. 2012 Lectures 6 & 7; 09 Feb. 2012 Scilab 2;

14 Feb. 2012 Lectures 8 & 9; 16 Feb. 2012 Solution Class 1;

21 Feb. 2012 Lectures 10 & 11; 13 Feb. 2012 Example Class 1;

28 Feb. 2012 Lectures 12 & 13; 01 Mar. 2012 Solution Class 2;

06 Mar. 2012 Reading Week; 08 Mar. 2012 Reading Week;

13 Mar. 2012 Lectures 14 & 15; 15 Mar. 2012 Test 1;

20 Mar. 2012 Lectures 16 & 17; 22 Mar. 2012 Example Class 2;

27 Mar. 2012 Lectures 18 & 19; 29 Mar. 2012 Example Class 3;

03 Apr. 2012 Lectures 20 & 21; 05 Apr. 2012 Solution Class 3;

10 Mar. 2012 Lectures 22 & 23; 12 Apr. 2012 Test 2;

17 Apr. 2012 Lectures 24 & 25; 19 Apr. 2012 Lecture 26;

24 Apr. 2012 lecture 26 & Solution Class 4; 26 Apr. 2012 Test 3.

Test 1 (Chapters 1-5). Bring your calculator.

Test 2 (Chapters 6-8). Bring your calculator.

Test 3 (Chapters 9-12). Bring your calculator.

Assignments in PDF: Assignment One, Assignment Two, Assignment Three, Assignment Four.