Textbook:
A First Course in Mathematical Modeling 4th Ed; Giordano, Weir, and Fox Getting Started With Mathematica 3rd Ed.; Cheung, Keough, Gross, and Landraitis

Weekly Syllabus - Comp 260 - Spring 2011

Week # - Date Topic Reading Assignment
1
Mon Jan 10 -
Fri Jan 14
 Introduction to COSC
Modeling Change
Difference Equations 		Intro to COSC Pt 1
Chapter 1.1 - 1.2
2
Mon Jan 17 -
Fri Jan 21
 Solutions to Dynamical Systems
Systems of Difference Equations
The Modeling Process 		Chapter 1.3 - 1.4
Chapter 2
3
Mon Jan 24 -
Fri Jan 28
 Model Fitting Chapter 3
4
Mon Jan 31 -
Fri Feb 4
 Experimental Modeling Chapter 4
5
Mon Feb 7 -
Fri Feb 11
 Catch Up & Review
Test #1 		tba
6
Mon Feb 14 -
Fri Feb 18
 Simulation Modeling Chapter 5
7
Mon Feb 21 -
Fri Feb 25
 Discrete Probabilistic Modeling Chapter 6
8
Mon Feb 28 -
Fri Mar 4
 Linear (Discrete) Optimization Modeling Chapter 7
9
Mon Mar 7 -
Fri Mar 11
 Spring Break relax
10
Mon Mar 14 -
Fri Mar 18
 Graph Theory Modeling Chapter 8
11
Mon Mar 21 -
Fri Mar 25
 Dimension Analysis Chapter 9
12
Mon Mar 28 -
Fri Apr 1
 Graphs of Functions as Models and Visualization
Test #2 		Chapter 10
13
Mon Apr 4 -
Fri Apr 8
 Modelign with a Differential Equation Chapter 11
14
Mon Apr 11 -
Fri Apr 15
 Modeling with a System of Differential Equations Chapter 12
15
Mon April 18 -
Fri Apr 22
 Nonlinear (Continuous) Optimization Modeling Chapter 13
16
Mon April 25 -
Fri Apr 29
 Catch Up & Review
Test #3 		tba
17
Mon May 2 -
Wed May 4
 Final Review tba
Tuesday May 10
8:00 - 11:11 AM
 Final Exam Review & Study