CONTENTS

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1st Semester, SY 2008-2009

1. Course Syllabus (Ma 195a.15)

2. Course Syllabus (Ma 256)

3. List of Students (Ma 195a.15)

4. List of Students (Ma 256)

5. Photos (1st Day of Class)

6. Overview of Numerical Analysis (Atkinson)

7. Rootfinding/Bisection Method (6/10/08)

8. Introduction to Scilab (6/17/08)

9. Scilab for Dummies (6/19/08)

10. Photos (Computer Lab Exercise 1) (6/19/08)

11. Notes on Polynomial Interpolation

11. Computer Lab Exercise (7/28/08)

a. Implement Matlab program on p. 131 in Scilab (see p. 131, Atkinson and Han)

b. Solve no. 2, p. 132 (Atkinson and Han)

c. Solve no. 5, p. 132 (Atkinson and Han)

12. Notes on Interpolation Using Spline Functions

13. Notes on The Best Approximation Problem

14. Exam 2 schedule: August 12 (Tuesday). Coverage: 4.1 Polynomial Interpolation, 4.3 Interpolation Using Spline Functions, and 4.4 Best Approximation Problem.