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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 |