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18.085/18.0851  Computational Science & Engr I

Fall 2016

Instructor: Gilbert Strang

TAs: Sylvain Carpentier, Ricardo Grande Izquierdo, Ao Sun

Lecture:  TR11-12.30  (2-190)        

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Quiz 2 Review Session, Wednesday

Review session for Quiz 2

Wednesday, Nov 9

In 54-100

From 4:00-5:30 PM

Announced on 07 November 2016  8:59  a.m. by Jonathan Harmon

Reminders

Quiz 2 is Thursday, NOVEMBER 10  Time:11:00a - 1:00p Classroom: 50-340 [Walker Gym]  There will be NO homework due Thur, Nov 10 because of the Quiz.

Announced on 03 November 2016  10:14  a.m. by Jonathan Harmon

Notes for this week

There is no homework due this week (10/10-10/14).

Quiz 1 tomorrow, Oct 13. 11 AM - 1 PM, 54-100.

Help Session today, Oct 12. 4-6 PM in 54-100.

We expect to post some solutions shortly. 

Announced on 12 October 2016  8:56  a.m. by Jonathan Harmon

Quiz 1 TOPICS

Here are the topics of the questions on Quiz 1.   There will be 4 questions
with 2 parts instead of the usual 3 questions with 3 parts.

1   Springs and masses and stiffness matrices 

2   Least squares and projections : the b-p-e triangle

3   Graphs and networks and incidence matrices and Kirchhoff's Current Law

4a    Construct a difference equation   4b   Idea of eigenvalues

There will not be elimination or computing eigenvalues or singular values
Not delta functions: they will be saved until they come again in Fourier series

Jonathan has posted two old exams and we are looking for the complete set ! (These are on the Materials portion of the Stellar Page)

Announced on 11 October 2016  12:54  p.m. by Jonathan Harmon

Quiz 1 Review Session

Help Session for Quiz 1: Wednesday October 12   4-6 in 54-100

Since Tuesday October 11 is a holiday, we will offer a special help session in Room 54-100 (THE SAME AS THE QUIZ ROOM ON THE 13th). 

This will be WED OCT 12 at the usual time 4:00 to possibly 6:00 -- come with questions !

Before then I will announce the topics of the quiz questions. 

Sent on behalf of Prof. Strang by Jonathan Harmon

Announced on 03 October 2016  4:12  p.m. by Jonathan Harmon

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