Math 371 - FALL 2013
NUMERICAL   ALGORITHMS
TR 12:40 - 1:55, Buhler 412   (CRN 49644) , Lab: F 2:30 - 4:25, Ayres B013(east basement)
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    TEN COMMANDMENTS OF COMPUTER ETHICS
    "The nice thing about computers is that they will do exactly what you tell them to do. Unfortunately, they will do it exactly, so you need to get your instructions exactly right."
                      --David J. Eck, The Most Complex Machine, p.173         		"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history,
    with the possible exception of handguns and tequila."
                      -- Mitch Ratliffe, Technology Review, Apr. 1992
    Interesting current Developments
  • AMD's Heterogeneous System Architecture   video presentation   slides   DrDobbs, Dec.2012
  • Intel's 50-Core Xeon Phi   New era of supercomputing   Programming the Phi   DrDobbs, Nov.2012
  • UQ (uncertainty quantification), Dec.2011
  • exascale computing (Feb.2011)   GPUs on titan machine at ORNL(Dec.2011)   climate modeling (Jan.2013)
  • Matlab: UT has a campus-wide site-license so you can install Matlab on your own PC for free! instructions or get FreeMat

    How-To and Tools
  • How-To Essentials (unix,vi,zip,Xwindows,gnuplot,f77,WWW)   PDF for printing
  • gnuplot FAQ,   a nice brief intro , and another intro ,  the gnuplot site   and   gnuplot for win32
  • gnuplot - How to print ,    gnuplot - On the fly (on unix)  and  template (for win or linux)

  • CAE Linux a Linux distribution loaded with all the open source computational packages one would ever need and more!
  • A matlab clone GNU Octave   available for all platforms (free!)
  • An even better super-matlab FreeMat   for all platforms (free!)
  • Fortran compiler gfortran for windows / mac / linux   (free!)
  • zip archive/compress for win32/64 (zip/unzip entire folders): 7-Zip   (free!)
  • VI editor vim ,   most powerful editor, available for all platforms (free!)
  • Postscript viewer: GSview for win32 (for .ps files) (free!)
  • Remote login tools for win: PuTTY and PSCP   or:   openSSH   or:   SSH Tunnel   (free!)
  • X Windows on your PC:   TightVNC   or   Xming   or   NX Free   ...but best is   VirtualBox !
  • UTK computer and email accounts , in particular unix accounts
  • Some useful shell scripts, in particular tcsh setup
  • Some useful aliases and how to set them up
  • The Perils of Floating Point
  • Simple examples of machine arithmetic pitfalls cadna (tool to detect them)
    About Mathematics
  • LOGICOMIX, An epic search for truth told in a brilliant graphic novel, must read!
  • Applied Math nuggets
  • DARPA's list of (very grand) Mathematical Challenges for the 21st century!
  • Mathematics - The Science of Patterns and Algorithms by Ingrid Debauchies
  • Mathematics and Science   (NSF Report, Jan.2000, exciting reading !)
  • Mathematics as a Key to Key Technologies (.pdf) excellent paper by H. Neunzert
  • SIAM Report on   Mathematics in Industry, 2012
  • SIAM Report: Some Views of Mathematics in Industry, by Paul Davis
  • SIAM Undergraduate Research Online (SIURO)
  • Mathematics Awareness Month     and     Mathematicians of the Day
  • Famous Scientists chronology   (from Kai Lai Chung: Green, Brown, and Probability, 1995)
  • How Google Finds Your Needle in the Web's Haystack
  • The $25,000,000,000 Eigenvector: The Linear Algebra behind Google ( SIAM Review 48(3):569-581, 2006)
  • Sparse-Land ( SIAM Review 51(1):34-81, mar2009)   the latest glory of linear algebra   and a tutorial
  • Strings, Chains, and Ropes ( SIAM Review 48(4):771-781, dec2006) by Darryl Yong   and videos
  • Richard Feynman on piano tuning ( Physics Today, dec 2009, p.46)
  • Careers in Mathematics brochure   and   an older listing . . .   and some funny occupational descriptions
  • Dust Off Your Math Skills: Actuary Is Best Job of 2013
  • Mathematicians Land Top Spot in New Ranking Career Journal, Jan.2009
  • Who's Hiring Math Majors?     and     Worldwide Job Market for Mathematicians
  • Science, Math, and Engineering Links   (excellent, includes Career Resources)
  • Rankings of Mathematics Graduate Programs   (according to YOUR criteria)
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