Spring 2014 Numerical Analysis I MAD 3703

Meets MWF 2:30-3:20 102 LOV
Final is 12:30-2:30 Thursday 1 May 2014 in 102 LOV
Instructor Dr Steve Bellenot (bellenot at math.fsu.edu) 850.644.7405
OFFICE HOURS MW 1:30-2:20

The course Syllabus.
The schedule of due dates.
Tentative list of Homework Problems
The Why Numerical Analysis?.
The lessons directory.
The on-line gradebook

• Textbook:

         Title: Numerical Analysis
       Authors: R. Burden and J. D. Faires
  Edition/date: 9th Edition
     Publisher: Cengage Learning
          ISBN: 9780538733519
      Comments: The 8th Edition is 9780534392000 and is very similar
  

  The book at Amazon
• On-line textbooks. I've not used any of these
  • Introduction to Numerical Analysis by Doron Levy But no problems.
  • Numerical Analysis for Engineering by Harder and Khouryx uses Java.
  • FreeBookCentre.net The Numerical Analysis Eight Edition has solutions for problems in chapter one and some of two.
• Software
  • The free matlab clone scilab
  • An IEEE 754 converter, note it converts floats and not doubles.