UWC

University of the Western Cape

Introduction to numerical methods for finance students

Instructor: Oliver Fringer

email: fringer@stanford.edu

Office: Dept. of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Rm 2.31

Venue: Maths & Applied Maths, Rm. 2.34

When:

Lectures:	Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:00-13:00
Tutorials:	Mondays 9:00-11:00
Office hours:	Tuesdays 9:00-11:00

Primary text

Applied numerical analysis, sixth edition, by C. F. Gerald & P. O. Wheatley, Addison-Welsley, 1999.

Grading

Assignments: 60%

Final project: 40%

Late Policy

Assignments are available on Friday morning and are due before 5:00 pm the following Friday. Late homeworks are not accepted after the following Monday because the solutions are posted online at 5:00 pm that day. Assignments handed in on that Monday will be deducted by 25%.

Last updated: 01/15/03