Introduction to Scientific Computing

Introduction to Scientific Computing - WS2003/04

General Information

Lecturer Prof. K.-J. Wirths


Assistant Elmar Zander


Schedule Lecture: Wed 11:30-13:00 Uhr in room RZ 012 (Computing Center)



Exercises: Thu 11:30-12:15 Uhr in room RZ 012 (Computing Center)


Start First week of the semester


Prerequisites Basic courses up to the intermediate diploma


Target group Students of computer science, mathematics, natural or engineering sciences or guest students in their advanced study period, CSE students


Certificates Homework assignments and active participation in the exercises, tests, grading scheme


Office hours will be announced in the lecture


Literature

A script for the lecture is available here:

  • English version as PDF or as gzipped PostScript
  • German version as PDF
    (Note that this is an older version which does not correspond in every detail with the english version.)

Further literature will be announced in the lecture.

Homework Assignments

Difference Equations: assign1.pdf, assign1.ps, devis.zip, devis.tar.gz

Inhomogeneous Difference Equations: assign2.pdf, assign2.ps

Fixed Points and Stability: assign3.pdf, assign3.ps

Order Reduction and Stability for ODEs: assign4.pdf, assign4.ps

Picard-Lindelöf Theorem and Euler Methods: assign5.pdf, assign5.ps

Consistency, Zero-stability, Convergence: assign6.pdf, assign6.ps

Nonlinear Equations: assign7.pdf, assign7.ps

Broyden's Method and Adams-Bashforth-Methods: assign8.pdf, assign8.ps

Test Preparation Questions (voluntary): assign9.pdf, assign9.ps

Tests:

  • The first test was held on the Dec. 3, 2003 from 11:30 to 12:15. The test results can be seen here.

  • The second test was held on the Feb. 4, 2004 from 11:30 to 12:15. You will get the results of the test and be able to take a look at your corrected test sheets on Feb. 11, 2004 between 11:30 and 12:15. The test scores can be seen here.

  • The big test for those who failed the first tests or wanted to improve their marks was held on the Mar. 10, 2004 from 11:30 to 13:00. The test scores can be seen here.

  • For the grading of the tests to this lecture see here.

Software and Links

Matlab Tutorials:

Other Resources: