Introduction to Scientific Computing

Introduction to Scientific Computing - WS2004/05

General Information

Lecturer Prof. H.G. Matties, PhD


Assistant Daniel Fulger


Schedule Lecture: Wed 9:45-11:15 o'clock in room RZ 012 (Computing Center)



Exercises: Thu 11:30-12:15 Uhr in room


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.

The notes for the Matlab Introduction course are avaliable here (as postscript).

Homework Assignments

Note that some of the documents are postscript for technical reasons.

Assignment 1: E1.pdf,

Assignment 2: E2.pdf,

Assignment 3: E3.ps,

Assignment 4: E4.ps,

Assignment 5: E5.pdf,

Assignment 6: E6.pdf,
Example program for the Oscillator-problem: solutionOsci.m,
Example program (thetaOsci.m) for the theta-integration of the oscillator equation.

Assignment 7: E7.pdf
Example solutions and code: EulerMethods.m, analytic_picard.nb,

Here are some typical SampleQuestionsfor the exam plus few other things to know.

Assignment 8: E8.ps

Assignment 9 (plus optional task): E9.ps, E9_optional.ps
Example how to create a Newton fractal: Newtonfractal.m

Assignment 10: E10.pdf

Assignment 11: E11.pdf

Assignment 12: E12.pdf

Assignment 13: E13.pdf

SampleQuestionsfor the second exam plus few other things to know.

Tests:

  • EXAM 1 and RESULTS

  • EXAM 2 and RESULTS

  • Finally the Final Results. The final mark is calculated by taking the best result.
  • The material in the third exam covers the whole course. The same sample questions apply. Generally the questions will be significantly more demanding. Note: For the big exam you can bring 4 sheets of paper (= 8 pages). You can fill the pages with any information you like and that might help you in the exam.
    Programmable calculators are not allowed. Use ball pen or some other non-removable ink.

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