This calendar is extremely tentative, but should give a general idea of what topics we will cover.
Course Textbooks:
| Date | Tentative class plan: |
| Tue, Jan 28 | Introduction to Python and Jupyter. Discussion of Python will follow Chapter 1 of LL. Notebook: Starting up [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, Jan 30 | More introduction to Python. Notebook: Plotting Graphs [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, Feb 4 | Finish introduction to Python Numerical Representations and Errors following TAK Chapter 2. Notebook: Number Representations [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, Feb 6 | More on Numerical Representations and Errors. Notebook: Interval Arithmetic [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, Feb 11 | Discussion of Homework 2. Notebook: Feb 11 2020 [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, Feb 13 | Series expanding on following TAK § 1.4. Notebook: Series [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, Feb 18 | Series expanding on following TAK § 1.4. Notebook: Taylor Series [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, Feb 20 | Numerical Differentiation following TAK § 3.2. Notebook: Numerical Differentiation [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, Feb 25 | First Midterm. |
| Thu, Feb 27 | Numerical Integration following TAK § 3.3. Notebook: Numerical Integration [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, Mar 3 | Numerical Integration following TAK § 3.4. Notebook: Numerical Integration 2 [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, Mar 5 | More on Numerical Integration |
| Tue, Mar 10 | Matrices and vectors in Numpy following LL § 2.3. Notebook: Matrices and Vectors [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, Mar 12 | Class cancelled. |
| Tue, Mar 17 | Practice online class via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Office hours via Zoom, 3:50-4:50pm. Notebook: COVID-19 Data [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, Mar 19 | Gaussian Elimination following TAK § 4.2. Notebook: Gaussian elimination [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, Mar 24 | LU Factorization and Differential Equations (TAK § 4.3). Notebook: LU Factorization [download] [view] [azure] Notebook: Differential Equations [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, Mar 26 | Further discussion of Differential Equations and review |
| Tue, Mar 31 | Class cancelled: Recalibration Period for Educational Equity |
| Thu, Apr 2 | Least Squares (TAK § 4.5). Notebook: Least Squares [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, Apr 7 | Classes follow a Wednesday schedule |
| Thu, Apr 9 | Spring break |
| Tue, Apr 14 | More on Least Squares |
| Thu, Apr 16 | Eigenvalues (TAK § 4.6). Notebook: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, Apr 21 | Google's PageRank. Notebook: Google's PageRank [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, Apr 23 | Dictionaries (L § 6.2). Notebook: Dictionaries [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, Apr 28 | Begin discussing classes following L Chapter 7. Notebook: Classes 1 [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, Apr 30 | Random Numbers following L Chapter 8. Notebook: Random Numbers [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, May 5 | Monte Carlo Integration following L Chapter 8. Notebook: Monte Carlo Integration [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, May 7 | Object-Oriented Programming following L Chapter 9. Notebook: Object-Oriented Programming [download] [view] [azure] |
| Tue, May 12 | Notebook: Game Simulation [download] [view] [azure] |
| Thu, May 14 | Review for final exam. |