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, 3:00-4:20am

Place:  

Gates B1

Section:  

F, 11:30-12:20pm

Place:  

Gates B03 Hewlett Teaching Center 201

Course information for CS 205A can be found here!

Final Exam: Gates B1, Sat 06/10/17, 3:30-6:30 pm

Piazza:  

 http://piazza.com/stanford/spring2017/cs205a

Gradescope:  

 https://gradescope.com/courses/7422

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:  

Tu 5-6:30pm, Th 5-7pm (Gates 362)

Course assistant:  

Alex Jin

Email:  

agbjin@stanford.edu

Office hours:  

Mon 3pm-6pm (Lathrop Tech Lounge). Note: 4:30-6:00 will be SCPD priority.

Course assistant:  

Rafael Musa

Email:  

rmusa@stanford.edu

Office hours:  

Wed 1-4pm (Huang Basement)

Course assistant:  

Leon Yao

Email:  

leonyao@stanford.edu

Office hours:  

Tue 12:00-3:00pm (Huang Basement)

Google Hangout for all Office Hours:  

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