CZ3106, Symbolic Computing (semester II, Jan-May 2003)

INSTRUCTOR: A/P Wang Jian-Sheng, TA: Sun Fangfang (sunffang@cz3.nus.edu.sg)

LECTURES: Wednesday 4-6pm, at LT20. TUTORIAL: odd week at SOC1 #07-41, group 1, Tuesday 2:00-3:00; Group 2, Thursday 9:00-10:00. Lab at even week, same slots for two hours. FINAL EXAM: 22 April 03, Tuesday 9:00 AM, LT26.

(There will be no standard textbook, but only) REFERENCE BOOKS: ``The Mathematica Book,'' 5th edition, S. Wolfram (Wolfram Media, 2003) [Part I and II]; and ``Algorithms for Computer Algebra,'' K.O. Geddes, S.R. Czapor, and G. Labahn (Kluwer, 1992) [Chap. 1, 2, 5].

Quick Reference Sheet (TeX source) Mathematica

Lecture Notes (notebook format) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

For lab, you work with a notebook, save the notebook, leave your file at directory CZ3106/lab[1-6]/ at your home directory, and submit a hardcopy print out. The problem sets are in PostScript format. The lab work usually due one week after the scheduled lab time.

Lab 1, 2 (answers), 3 (answers), 4 (answers), 5 (answers).

Midterm test answers

Tutorial 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Selected Tutorial answers.

Final examination answers.