Dr. Kevin TeBeest's MATH-305 Page

Math-305, Numerical Methods & Matrices

Dr. Kevin G. TeBeest
Winter 2025

Course Policy	Dr. TeBeest's Schedule
Abbreviations and Math Notation	Maple Tutorials
Rules Regarding Programming Projects	Journal Format Guidelines
Course Syllabus	Developing Good Study Habits
Accessing Kettering's Cloud (and Maple) via the Citrix Receiver
ANNOUNCEMENTS YOU ARE EXPECTED TO CHECK THE ANNOUNCEMENTS DAILY. EXAM 1: Friday, Feb. 7 (Week 4) Exam 1 may include anything from Assignment 1 through 18. Here is a copy of the Crib Sheet I will give you during the exam. Read this for helpful info about the exam. Work on forming your teams of 4 as soon as possible (for the Programming (Coding) Assignments). I expect you to review your lecture notes before each lecture. If you miss a class, please obtain copies of the lecture notes from a classmate. All electronic devices (phones, ear-buds, etc.) must be turned off and stowed before coming to class. Recording and photographic devices are strictly prohibited. Using electronic devices during class without my permission may result in their being confiscated and in academic discipline. Although I teach multiple sections of MATH-305, university policy requires that you attend only the section for which you are registered. Consequently, you may not "float" from one section to another as a matter of convenience. You say we should check the course web site daily for assignments and announcements. When is the best time of day to check the web site so that we don't have to check it several times throughout the day? I will usually have new assignments or new announcements posted by 4:00pm. I strongly encourage you to study with "study buddies." (However, you are NOT allowed to work on program (coding) assignments with members of other teams.) How much should a college student study? THIS IS A MUST READ! Test Anxiety: The Importance of Sleep for Your Brain

You should check this page daily and begin working the assignments immediately after they are posted.
You are expected to review the previous day's lecture notes BEFORE the next class lecture.
You are required to rework ALL my examples. You are also expected to complete ALL assigned homework problems.
The day the assignment was posted is shown. These are NOT due dates. Did you read the course policy about my collecting homework?

Assignments:

Do all the examples in the first Maple tutorial entitled Basics. Jan. 13
1. Do not use the shortcut menu buttons in the left panel of Maple. Rather, manually type the commands as they appear in the Maple examples.
2. You should work all assigned Maple examples and tutorials immediately after they are posted to help you prepare for the programming assignments.
3. There may be Maple related questions on exams (see the course policy).
Kettering has made Maple amply available on many PCs throughout the AB and on the "KU Cloud" (Citrux Receiver).
Watch this Maple Video Tutorial 1 and work through every example in a Maple session. Jan. 13
Do these problems on truncation error. (pdf document) Jan. 17
Section 0.7 – Polynomial Nested Form / Truncation Error. Jan. 17
Watch this Maple Video Tutorial 2 over functions v. expressions, and work through every example in a Maple session. Jan. 21
Section 1.1 – Bisection Method. Jan. 21
Please form teams of 4 for working the Programming Assignments.
Your team may include students from either of my two sections of MATH-305.
Watch this Maple Video Tutorial 3 and work through every example in a Maple session.
It is very important that you work through these tutorials! They prepare you for the Program Assignments.
Jan. 21
Write this Maple code for the Bisection Method. Jan. 24
NOTE: DO NOT COPY AND PASTE the commands into a Maple session! Doing so will introduce hidden control characters into the Maple session and it will produce errors!
Do this immediately, and play with the code by changing the starting interval, the tolerance, even the function.
You will use this code as the template for writing the codes for other methods and for our first programming assignment.
After getting the Maple code for the bisection method to run correctly, read and work through ALL the examples in the Maple tutorial entitled
Formatted Printing and Plot Options. ESPECIALLY STUDY how to do formatted printing; i.e., how to use the printf command. Jan. 24
Do this assignment immediately after completing the previous assignment. Jan. 24
See these examples of Bad Tables. Explain why these tables are bad. (Would you give these tables to your supervisor at work or include them in your thesis?) Jan. 24
Section 1.2(a) – False Position. Jan. 26
Section 1.3 – Newton's Method. Jan. 28
Do all the examples in the second Maple tutorial entitled Solutions of Equations. Jan. 28
You should complete Assignment 1 before doing this one. Remember that these assignments will
acquaint (or reacquaint) you with Maple and prepare you for the program (coding) assignments.
Section 1.5 – Fixed Point Method. Jan. 28
Watch this Maple Video Tutorial 4: Part-I and work through it in a Maple session.
It is very important that you work through these tutorials! They prepare you for the Program Assignments.
Jan. 29
Section 1.5(b) – Fixed Point Method with Aitken Acceleration. Jan. 30
Watch this Maple Video Tutorial 4: Part-II and work through it in a Maple session.
It is very important that you work through these tutorials! They prepare you for the Program Assignments.
Jan. 30
Because our class meets in 2-hour sessions, most days will have multiple assignments.
EXAM 1 CONTENT ENDS HERE. . .
Here is the Crib Sheet that I will provide you during the exam.
It may include anything from Assignment 1 through 18.
Read this for helpful info about the exam. See more exam information here >>.

Remember that:

You are responsible for successfully completing all assigned problems in all your courses.
The exams may include problems similar to these assignments and lecture examples and may include questions about Maple.
We must maintain a steady pace to cover the material that constitutes Math-305. If you have difficulty with a section, be sure to see me for help immediately.
No matter how simple a topic appears when you see my examples or read the text, you will almost certainly have difficulty completing an exam if you do not practice the examples and do the assignments beforehand.