Homework Assignment

NOTE: The problems below are from our textbook. We allow both 6th edition and 7th edition of the textbook. In many cases, the two versions are identical. When they are not, problems will be stated for both editions in the form of [...] or [...]. Have a look at, say, the assignament for Week 1 to see the format. Also, the homeworks are from [6th ed. Problems] or [7th ed. Exercises] section, not from [6th ed. Computger Problems] or [7th ed. Computer Exercises].

Week 1 (Jan. 6 - 10) (due by Wednesday of Week 2)

  • Read [6th ed. Sections 7.1 and 7.2] or [7th ed. Sections 2.1 and 2.2]. Do the following problems:
  • [6th ed. Section 7.1] or [7th ed. Section 2.1]: 3, 5, 6;
  • [6th ed. Section 7.2] or [7th ed. Section 2.2]: 2, 4, 8, 9, 12.

    Week 2 (Jan. 13 - 17) (due by Wednesday of Week 3)

  • Read [6th ed. Sections 7.3] or [7th ed. Sections 2.3] and Section 8.1. Do the following problems:
  • [6th ed. Section 7.3] or [7th ed. Section 2.3]: 1, 4, 6.
  • Section 8.1: 2, 4, 8, 9, 12, 21, 22.

    Week 3 (Jan. 20 - 24, MLK holiday) (due by Wednesday of Week 4)

  • Read [6th ed. Sections 8.2 and 9.1] or [7th ed. Sections 8.4 and 6.1] Do the following problems:
  • [6th ed. Section 8.2] or [7th ed. Section 8.4]: 5, 6,
  • Write down the formula for the Jacobi and the Gauss-Seidel method in the matrix form for the linear system in #1 a), b) of [6th ed. Computer Problems 8.2] or [7th ed. Section 8.4].
  • [6th ed. Section 9.1] or [7th ed. Section 6.1]: 1, 2, 9, 10, 11.

    Week 4 (Jan. 27 - 31) (due by Wednesday of Week 5)

  • Read [6th ed. Sections 9.1 and 9.2] or [7th ed. Sections 6.1 and 6.2] Do the following problems:
  • [6th ed. Section 9.1] or [7th ed. Section 6.1]: 12, 14, 17, 20.
  • [6th ed. Section 9.2] or [7th ed. Section 6.2]: 2, 3, 7, 11, 13.

    Week 5 (Feb. 3 - Feb. 7) (due by Wednesday of Week 6)

  • Read [6th ed. Sections 9.2 and 9.3] or [7th ed. Sections 6.2 and 6.3] Do the following problems:
  • [6th ed. Section 9.2] or [7th ed. Section 6.2]: 5, 14, 19, 25, 32, 41.
  • [6th ed. Section 9.3] or [7th ed. Section 6.3]: 3, 5, 7.
  • Review problems (optional). [6th ed. 7.2.3, 7.2.6, 8.1.10, 8.1.18, 8.2.C1 (do Jacobi by hand), 9.1.1, 9.1.17, 9.2.2, 9.2.8] or [7th ed. 2.2.3, 2.2.6, 8.1.10, 8.1.18, 8.4.C1 (do Jacobi by hand), 6.1.1, 6.1.17, 6.2.2, 6.2.8]

    Week 6 (Feb. 10 - 14) (due by Wednesday of Week 7)

  • Review and Midterm.

    Week 7 (Feb. 17 - 21) (due by Wednesday of Week 8)

  • Read [6th ed. Sections 9.3 and 12.1] or [7th ed. Sections 6.3 and 9.1] Do the following problems:
  • [6th ed. Section 9.3] or [7th ed. Section 6.3]: 16, 33, 34.
  • [6th ed. Section 12.1] or [7th ed. Section 9.1]: 1, 2, 5, 6, 13, 18.

    Week 8 (Feb. 24 - 28) (due Wednesday of Week 9)

  • Read [6th ed. Sections 12.2 and 10.1] or [7th ed. Sections 9.2 and 7.1] Do the following problems:
  • [6th ed. Section 12.2] or [7th ed. Section 9.2]: 1.
  • [6th ed. Section 12.1] or [7th ed. Section 9.1]: 19, 20 (do these two using orthogonal polynomials).
  • [6th ed. Section 10.1] or [7th ed. Section 7.1]: 5, 9, 11, 12.

    Week 9 (Mar. 2 - Mar. 6) (due Wednesday of Week 10)

  • Read [6th ed. Section 10.2] or [7th ed. Section 7.2] Do the following problems:
  • [6th ed. Section 10.2] or [7th ed. Section 7.2]: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12.
  • Review problems (optional). [6th ed. 9.1.1, 9.2.2, 9.2.8, 9.2.23, 9.3.7, 10.2.1, 10.2.3, 12.1.3, 12.1.5, 12.1.16 (use orthogonal polynomials)] or [7th ed. 6.1.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.8, 6.2.23, 6.3.7, 7.2.1, 7.2.3, 9.1.3, 9.1.5, 9.1.16 (use orthogonal polynomials)], also Review problems from the first mid term.

    Week 10 (Mar. 9 - 13) Deadweek

  • Read [6th ed. Section 10.2] or [7th ed. Section 7.2]
  • Review