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We are still a week away from classes starting -- why are you
already getting e-mail? There is some information that you need
related to the textbook for the course. We will officially be
using "Numerical Analysis, 10th edition" by Burden, Faires, and
Burden. <br>
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ISBN-13: 978-1-305-25366-7<br>
ISBN-10: 1-305-25366-3<br>
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This is a well respected text that is often regarded as the
"standard starting point" in the field. In fact, I used a very
early version of it myself when I was an undergrad.<br>
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Since this text has been around so long there are MANY editions
out there. I have personally reviewed and used the seventh,
eighth, and ninth editions. Much of the content is the same
between the editions with minor changes and updates generally
occurring with the more advanced topics. They also change and
renumber the end of chapter problems.<br>
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You will need the text for this class. The book contains a
wealth of information, examples, and pseudocode for almost all of
the algorithms you will be using. I recommend that you buy the
10th edition from the Bookstore (when they get it) or go buy it
online. For those of you that are looking to save some money, you
could also get by with the eighth or ninth edition -- but you must
recognize that all references I make in class will be related to
the 10th edition of the text and the problems I will be assigning
will be out of the 10th edition of the text. If you choose not
to buy the 10th edition then you will have to find someone with
the 10th edition, copy down the correct problems, and verify that
references in the problems correlate back to things in prior
editions.<br>
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If it was me making the purchase, I would get the 10th edition.<br>
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That all being said, I will be handing out the first homework set
the first day of class. You will have about two weeks to complete
it. Not having a text is not a vailid reason for not turning in
homework. Please plan accordingly. I also may have one or two
copies of earlier editions I could part with - let me know if you
are interested. <br>
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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D. (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pounds_aj@mercer.edu">pounds_aj@mercer.edu</a>)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 (478) 301-5627
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://faculty.mercer.edu/pounds_aj">http://faculty.mercer.edu/pounds_aj</a>
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