Syllabus AMAT-2120

Applied Mathematics 2120

Introduction to Mathematical Programming

Fall 2004

Prerequisite:	Mathematics 1000 or 1081

Instructor:	Dr. Sergey Sadov
	Office: HH-3009
	Phone: 737-4358
	email: `sergey@math.mun.ca`

Office Hours:	Monday 11:00am-Noon; Tuesday 2:00-3:00pm; Thursday 12:00-1:00pm; or by appointment

Schedule:	Slot 03/R11, Section 1
	Lectures: MW 10:00am-10:50am at SN-2036
	Labs: Th 11:00am-11:50am, Fri 10:00am-10:50am at C-2003 (You are required to attend one lab per week but you may attend both.)

Course Outline:

Rudimentary Overview of the UNIX system.
Programming in C.
Elements of Programming Style.
Introduction to C++ and object-oriented programming
Symbolic calculator Maple as a tool

Textbook

Gary J. Bronson, A First Book of ANSI C, 3rd edition, Brooks/Cole, 2001. (ISBN 0-534-37964-8)

Course website

http://www.math.mun.ca/~m2120

Supplementary reference materials

Online Maple tutorial from MapleSoft
http://www.mapleapps.com/categories/whatsnew/html/SCCCmapletutorial.shtml

M. Barrett and C. Wagner, C and UNIX: Tools for Software Design. Wiley, 1996. (ISBN 0-471-30927-3)

B.W. Kernighan and D.M. Ritchie, The C Programming Language. 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, 1988. (Historical)

B.W. Kernighan and R. Pike, The Practice of Programming. (ISBN 0-201-61586-X). (Advanced)

Evaluation and Related Policies

Final grades will be based upon the following scheme

Assignments: 25

Midterm Exam: 25

Final Exam: 50

Total: 100

Failure to write the final exam will result in a failing grade for the course. Additionally, a passing grade must be achieved on at least one of the two exams in order to pass the course.

Assignments will be due at the time and date announced when distributed. (The final assignment, however, will be due at 10:00 am on Monday November 29.) Assignments are to be submitted to the designated assignment box in the corridor near the Math & Stats General Office in the Henrietta Harvey Building. Electronic submission of assignment materials is also be required for each assignment (using the math2120 command, see instructions on the course webpage).

Your photo ID may be checked at the exams.

Plagiarism, cheating, and academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. While discussion on how to approach assignment problems is encouraged, and certain common places of the code may and should be used, it is expected that programs will be implemented without significant consultation of others on matters regarding content and style. This equally applies to the use of online materials.

Requests for "extra-credit" projects will be denied. Put simply, your grade will be based upon the required course-work as indicated in this syllabus.

Computer Accounts

All students should already have computer accounts on the servers maintained by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. These accounts provide access to the computers in Rooms C-2003 and C-2004 of the Chemistry Building, Room EN-2036 of the Engineering Building, as well as Room HH-3030/3056 of the Henrietta Harvey Building. If your account is misconfigured, consult with Dwayne Hart in Room HH-2003.

All accounts should have been credited with 50 free pages of paper. Subsequent pages will have to be purchased (follow the instructions on the course website).

Important Dates:

Wed. September 22	Last day to add courses. Last day to drop courses
	and receive a 100% refund of tuition.
Mon. October 11	Thanksgiving Day. No lectures.
Wed. October 13	Monday's schedule applies.
Wed. October 27	Last day to drop courses
	without academic prejudice.
Wed. October 27	Midterm exam
November 11	Remembrance Day Holiday. No lab.
Fri. December 3	Last day of classes.
December 8-17	Final examination period.

Assignments:		25
Midterm Exam:		25
Final Exam:		50
Total:		100