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01/23/08 Syllabus 01/24/08 In class pages: 3-11 01/27/08 Problems to appear on 1st quizz:
1a,1b,1c (Hint: Note that r/1000 is a factor on the amount of units sold), in c use b.
3a,b,c
4a,b
5a,b,c (Hint: the equation to optimize is given)
9a,b,c,d 02/05/08 FIRST QUIZ: Chapter 1 02/07/08 Matlab session in TH 404 02/07/08 Problems Chapter 2
1a,b,d
2a,b,c
5a,b,c,d
6a,b,c,d 02/11/08 From 10:15 to 11:15, place: conference room 9th floor TH hall , Student Seminar on Modeling using Molecular Dynamics and Monte-Carlo I, by Dr. E. Tuzel, University of Minnesota 02/12/08 From 10:15 to 11:15, place: conference room 9th floor TH hall Student Seminar on Modeling using Molecular Dynamics and Monte-Carlo II, by Dr. E. Tuzel, University of Minnesota 02/12/08 Matlab session in TH 404 02/14/08 Section 3.1 3.2 02/19/08 SECOND QUIZ: Chapter II, finish 3.2 and start Chapter 4 02/21/08 Chapter 4. Section 1 02/23/08 Problems Chapter 3
1a,b,c,d
3
4
6a,b,c 02/23/08 Problems Chapter 4
Hint for problem 1 consider the particular case: a1=a2=r1=r2=1 and
b1=b2=1/2; and for problem 2 a1=a2=r1=1 and b1=b2=r2=1/2
1
2
4
10 02/28/08 1st Programming assigments due: Newton's method and random algorithm 03/04/08 Quiz Third : Chapter III 03/06/08 Midterm; Optimization 03/11/08 Section 5.1 03/13/08Quiz chapter IV 03/19/08 Finish section 5 03/21/08 Last day to present project proposal. Section 6 03/21/08 Problems Chapter 5
-Finish the linearization problem given in class
- 1a-e
- 7a-d
- 10 a-d 03/21/08 Problems Chapter 6
- Implement Euler method in matlab
-21 Events in the near future: 04/03/08 Please note the change of date Midterm II: Differential equations 05/13/08 Midterm III: Monte Carlo methods 05/15/08 In class presentation of projects