Foundational methods and techniques of scientific computing in the mathematical and statistical sciences. This course will cover fundamental computational algorithms aimed toward applications in science and engineering. Students will implement algorithms, and visualize and validate their outcomes. Further, students will be introduced to and implement best programming practices. Prereq: MATH 2450 or equiv. or consent of instructor; MATH 1700 or equiv. introductory statistics course or consent of instructor, and programming competency in a high-level language.
Lectures: |
M, W, F | 11:00am - 11:50am |
| Straz Nursing 403 | ||
Office Hours: |
Monday, | 9:30am - 10:30am |
| Friday, | 9:30am - 10:30am | |
| Cudahy Hall 307 | and by appointment |
| Monday, Jan 13 | Classes begin |
| Tuesday, Jan 21 | Last day to add/drop classes or request CR/NC option |
| Mon, Mar 3 — Fri, Mar 7 | Midterm exam period |
| Mon, Mar 10 — Fri, Mar 14 | Spring break, no classes |
| Fri, Apr 11 | Last day to withdraw from classes |
| Fri, Apr 18 and Mon, Apr 21 | Easter break, no classes |
| Fri, May 2 | Last day of classes |
| Week of May 5 | Final Exam |
| # | Date | Topics / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ||
| 1 | Mon, Jan 13 |
Syllabus Topic 0 - Course Information Topic 1 - Quick(ish) Introduction to Python (started)
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| 2 | Wed, Jan 15 | Topic 1 - Quick(ish) Introduction to Python (continued) |
| 3 | Fri, Jan 17 | Topic 1 - Quick(ish) Introduction to Python (continued) |
| Week 2 | ||
| Mon, Jan 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day — no class | |
| 4 | Wed, Jan 22 |
Homework 1 Assigned — See D2L Lecture Notes Topic 1 - Quick(ish) Introduction to Python (finished)
Topic 1b - Jupyter files versus python files Topic 2 - Greedy Algorithms (started) |
| 5 | Fri, Jan 24 |
Lecture Notes Topic 2 - Greedy Algorithms (continued) |
| Week 3 | ||
| 6 | Mon, Jan 27 |
Lecture Notes Topic 2 - Greedy Algorithms (continued) Topic 2b - Python functions and sort keys |
| 7 | Wed, Jan 29 |
Lecture Notes Topic 2 - Greedy Algorithms (continued) |
| 8 | Fri, Jan 31 |
Homework 1 Due Lecture Notes Topic 2 - Greedy Algorithms (continued) |
| Week 4 | ||
| 9 | Mon, Feb 3 |
Homework 2 Assigned — See D2L Lecture Notes Topic 2 - Greedy Algorithms (finished) |
| 10 | Wed, Feb 5 |
Lecture Notes Topic 3 - The Unix Command Line (started) |
| 11 | Fri, Feb 7 |
Lecture Notes Topic 3 - The Unix Command Line (finished) Topic 4 - The Coding Process (started and finished) Topic 5 - Search Spaces and Brute Force (started) |
| Week 5 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Feb 10 |
Lecture Notes Reviewed Homework 1 Solutions
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| 13 | Wed, Feb 12 |
Lecture Notes Topic 5 - Search Spaces and Brute Force (finished) Topic 6 - Divide and Conquer (started) |
| 14 | Fri, Feb 14 |
Topic 6 - Divide and Conquer (continued) No new lecture notes today, just python code. |
| Week 6 | ||
| 15 | Mon, Feb 17 |
Homework 2 Due No in-person lecture or office hours today. Lecture Notes Topic 6 - Divide and Conquer (finished) Pre-recorded lecture |
| 16 | Wed, Feb 19 |
Homework 3 Assigned — See D2L Lecture Notes Topic 7 - Backtracking (started) |
| 17 | Fri, Feb 21 |
Lecture Notes Topic 7 - Backtracking (continued) |
| Week 7 | ||
| 18 | Mon, Feb 24 |
Lecture Notes Topic 7 - Backtracking (finished) Topic 8 - Branch and Bound (started) |
| 19 | Wed, Feb 26 |
Lecture Notes Topic 8 - Branch and Bound (continued) |
| 20 | Fri, Feb 28 |
Lecture Notes Topic 8 - Branch and Bound (continued)
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| Week 8 | ||
| 21 | Mon, Mar 3 |
Lecture Notes Topic 8 - Branch and Bound (finished) |
| 22 | Wed, Mar 5 |
Midterm Exam, in-person portion Homework 3 Due |
| 23 | Fri, Mar 7 | No lecture today, extended office hours for take-home portion of midterm (times TBD) |
| Spring Break | ||
| Mon, Mar 10 | Spring Break | |
| Wed, Mar 12 | Spring Break | |
| Fri, Mar 14 | Spring Break | |
| Week 9 | ||
| 24 | Mon, Mar 17 | Topic 9 - Object-Oriented Programming (started) |
| 25 | Wed, Mar 19 |
Take-home portion of Midterm exam due by 11am Lecture Notes Topic 9 - Object-Oriented Programming (finished) Topic 10 - Introduction to Metaheuristics (started, almost finished) |
| 26 | Fri, Mar 21 |
Homework 4 Assigned Lecture Notes Topic 10 - Introduction to Metaheuristics (finished) Topic 11 - Hill-Climbing (started) |
| Week 10 | ||
| 27 | Mon, Mar 24 |
Lecture Notes Topic 11 - Hill-Climbing (continued) |
| 28 | Wed, Mar 26 | |
| 29 | Fri, Mar 28 | |
| Week 11 | ||
| 30 | Mon, Mar 31 | |
| 31 | Wed, Apr 2 | Homework 4 Due |
| 32 | Fri, Apr 4 | |
| Week 12 | ||
| 33 | Mon, Apr 7 | |
| 34 | Wed, Apr 9 | |
| 35 | Fri, Apr 11 | |
| Week 13 | ||
| 36 | Mon, Apr 14 | |
| 37 | Wed, Apr 16 | |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Easter Break | |
| Week 14 | ||
| Mon, Apr 21 | Easter Break | |
| 38 | Wed, Apr 23 | |
| 39 | Fri, Apr 25 | |
| Week 15 | ||
| 40 | Mon, Apr 28 | |
| 41 | Wed, Apr 30 | |
| 42 | Fri, May 2 | |
| Final Exam Week | ||