Summary: Math 435/535 Course Information Sheet Spring 2011
Instructor: Professor Greg Ammar Class Meetings: TR 11:00 ­ 12:15 in DU 348
e-mail: ammar@math.niu.edu (plain text only, please)
Phone: 753­6798
Office: Watson 373
Office Hours: TWR 3:00­4:00, and by appointment.
Course Web Page: http://www.math.niu.edu/~ammar/m435/
Textbook: R. Burden and J. Faires, Numerical Analysis, ninth edition, Brooks/Cole, 2011.
Tentative Syllabus Text Sections
1. Preliminaries 1.1­1.3
2. Solving Equations of One Variable 2.1­2.5
3. Polynomial Interpolation and Approximation 3.1­3.3, 8.3, 8.1, 8.2, 3.4, 3.5
4. Numerical Integration (Quadrature) 4.2­4.7
5. Initial-Value Problems for ODEs 5.1­5.7 (if time permits)
Any changes in these topics and the corresponding sections of the text will be announced in
class during the semester.
Grading: Homework Assignments 1/3 of final grade
Two In-Class Exams 1/3 of final grade
Comprehensive Final Exam 1/3 of final grade
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Source: Ammar, Greg - Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University

Collections: Mathematics