Course Description

Continuous mathematics background necessary for research in robotics, vision, and graphics. Possible topics: linear algebra; the conjugate gradient method; ordinary and partial differential equations; vector and tensor calculus. Prerequisites: 106B or X; MATH 51; or equivalents.

Course Information

Lecture:  

TuTh, 9:00-10:20am

Place:  

Gates B1

Section:  

F, 10:30-11:20am 11:30am-12:20pm

Place:  

Huang 018

Course information for CS 205A can be found here!

Final Exam: Gates B1, 06/06/16, 8:30am--11:30am

Piazza:  

 http://piazza.com/stanford/spring2016/cs205a

Gradescope:  

 https://gradescope.com/courses/3035

Textbook

Solomon, Justin. Numerical Algorithms. Textbook published by AK Peters/CRC Press, 2015 (Amazon.com; publisher page; errata).

Course Staff

Instructor:  

Prof. Doug James

Office:  

Gates 362

Telephone:  

(650) 723-0104

Email:  

djames@stanford.edu

Office hours:  

Th 11-noon, F 1-3pm (Gates 362)

Course assistant:  

Qifeng Chen

Email:  

cqf@stanford.edu

Office hours:  

MW 2pm-4pm (Gates, 5th floor student lounge)

Course assistant:  

Christina Lee

Email:  

esclee@stanford.edu

Office hours:  

MW 1pm-2pm and Th 10:30am-12:30pm (both at Lathrop Tech Lounge)

Course assistant:  

Michela Meister

Email:  

mmeister@stanford.edu

Office hours:  

MW 10am-12pm (Huang basement outside ICME)