Class Schedule
Tu-Th 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM in Akerman Hall 227
Instructor
Yousef Saad
e-mail: saad at cs dot umn dot edu
Office: 5-225B EE/CS bldg -- Office Phone: (612)624-7804
Office Hours
Mo Tu 1:30 pm -- 2:30 pm
Course goals
This course is an introduction to sparse matrix techniques with an emphasis on solving sparse linear systems of equations and eigenvalue problems. The course will cover sparse direct methods as well as iterative methods for solving linear systems. There will also be a coverage of other topics related to sparse matrix computations. Part of the discussions will be lead by students taking the class. About 1/3 of the course will be devoted to sparse direct methods and another 1/3 to iterative methods. The rest will be devoted to discussed sparsity in general, eigenvalue problems, applications, software, and parallel implementations.
See syllabus for details.