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| ====== Math 445: final exam topics ====== | ====== Math 445: final exam topics ====== | ||
| - | Material to be covered on the final falls into three categories corresponding to three phases o | ||
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| - | * matlab basics (exam 1 content) | ||
| - | * functions, scripts, plotting, Newton solve, Monte Carlo methods (exam 2 topics) | ||
| - | * 3D graphics and numerical integration of differential equations (material since exam 2) | ||
| ===== Matlab basics ===== | ===== Matlab basics ===== | ||
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| * how Matlab represents true with 1 and false with 0 | * how Matlab represents true with 1 and false with 0 | ||
| * comparison operators ''< > <= >= == ~='', e.g. ''3 < 2'' has value false, or 0 | * comparison operators ''< > <= >= == ~='', e.g. ''3 < 2'' has value false, or 0 | ||
| - | * logical operators ''&& || xor ~'' | + | * logical operators ''&& || xor ~'' (and, or, exclusive or, not) |
| * how to combine all these to make logical expressions, e.g. ''3 < 2 || 4 > 1'' has value true, or 1 | * how to combine all these to make logical expressions, e.g. ''3 < 2 || 4 > 1'' has value true, or 1 | ||
| * Vectors and matrices | * Vectors and matrices | ||
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| * [[gibson:teaching:spring-2015:math445:lab8]] determine a transition matrix from a network of links and compute the Google Page Rank. | * [[gibson:teaching:spring-2015:math445:lab8]] determine a transition matrix from a network of links and compute the Google Page Rank. | ||
| * [[gibson:teaching:spring-2015:math445:lab9]] simulate uncertain systems like coin flips and Presidential elections with Monte Carlo simulation. | * [[gibson:teaching:spring-2015:math445:lab9]] simulate uncertain systems like coin flips and Presidential elections with Monte Carlo simulation. | ||
| - | * [[gibson:teaching:spring-2015:math445:lab11]], [[gibson:teaching:spring-2015:math445:lab11]], [[gibson:teaching:spring-2015:math445:lab13]] do numerical integration of differential equations with ''ode45'' | + | * [[gibson:teaching:spring-2015:math445:lab11]], [[gibson:teaching:spring-2015:math445:lab11]], [[gibson:teaching:spring-2015:math445:hw3]] do numerical integration of differential equations with ''ode45'' |
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