Class Notes

• May 4 - The Final Exam is Wednesday, May 11, 1:30-4:15. Please bring
  • A Calculator (no cell phones)
  • 1 handwritten sheet of information (Make sure to include all formulas - there will be none written on the exam)
• April 13 -
  • A description of the Data Linearization Methods for finding an Exponential Model and PowerLaw Model.
  • The Exponential Model: An Example and the Matlab calculation
  • The Power Law Model: An Example and the Matlab calculation
• April 11 - An Example that shows how to find a linear model using Least Squares
• April 6 -
  • A description of the Method of Least Squares
  • An Example using the method of Least Squares
• May 4 - The Final Exam is Wednesday, May 11, 1:30-4:15. Please bring
  • Calculator (no cell phones)
  • 1 handwritten sheet of information - no formulas will be given on the exam so make sure to include them on your sheet
• April 4 -
  • A description of the Method of Polynomial Interpolation
  • An Example using the method of Polynomial Interpolation
  • The graph showing the data points and the Interpolant

• March 25 - Required Topics for Test 2

• March 22 - Video: Finding the Stable Matrix for an absorbing matrix

• March 21 -
  • The transitions matrix - This page shows what type of questions can be answered with the transition matrix
  • Problem 26 from Section 8.3 This is a problem with an absorbing matrix. It includes the matlab calculations.
    Part 4 is where the stable matrix is found.
    MAKE SURE to put the absorbing states first in your transition matrix.

• March 7 - Using Matlab to find the stable distribution
        Notice that the system of equations must be adjusted before forming the augmented matrix. The variable terms must be on the left in each equation.
       Video: Finding the Stable Distribution

• February 28 - An example of the Input-Output analysis

• February 24 - Intro to Matlab - A video introduction to Using Matlab

• February 16 - Required topics for Test 1