Carleton University
Department of Systems and Computer Engineering

ECOR 2606: Numerical Methods

Fall 2015
 

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Lecturer and Course Details

• Lynn Marshall, Room ME4230, lynnmar@sce.carleton.ca
  Office Hours: Wed: 1:15-3:00pm: Sept 9th to Dec 2nd, except Oct 28th; for Wed Oct 21st only: 11:30-1:00pm in ME4390 and 2:30-3:15pm in ME4230; for Wed Nov 4th only: 12:55-1:30pm only
  Pre-Exam Office Hours: Wed Dec 16th 11:30am-1:30pm
  
  
• Lectures:
  • Section A: Tue/Thu 1:05-2:25pm AT302: Sept 3rd to Dec 3rd, excluding Oct 27th and Oct 29th

  • Section B: Tue/Thu 2:35-3:55pm MC5050: Sept 3rd to Dec 3rd, excluding Oct 27th and Oct 29th

  • Section C: Wed/Fri 4:05-5:25pm SA416: Sept 2nd to Dec 4th, excluding Sept 4th, Oct 28th, and Oct 30th

Labs

Labs will be held in ME4390. Labs start on Mon Sept 14th and end on Mon Dec 7th, except that there are no labs on Mon Oct 12th or during reading week (Mon Oct 26th to Fri Oct 30th). Some labs will be tutorials and others will be quizzes. Quizzes will last 65 min (1:05), so labs will end early on quiz days. (See the Course Outline and "Term at a Glance" below for full details.)

Schedule:

• L2: Mon 11:35am-12:55pm
• L8: Mon 1:05-2:25pm
• L7: Wed 8:35-9:55am
• L6: Wed 11:35am-12:55pm
• L1: Thu 10:05-11:25am
• L3: Thu 11:35am-12:55pm
• L4: Fri 11:35am-12:55pm
• L5: Fri 1:05-2:25pm

The weekly plan (below) shows all the labs and the TAs who will assist at each lab.

PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions)

Details on the PASS program are posted here.

PASS Facilitator: Yero Balde, Yerobalde@cunet.carleton.ca; Office Hours: Wed 5:00-6:00pm ML408, starting Sept 18th

Study Sessions (starting Tue Sept 15th):
Both sessions cover the same material, so attend one or the other.

• Mon 6:00-7:30pm PA101 (starting Sept 21st)
• Thu 6:00-7:30pm TB206
• To print the worksheets before the sessions, the link is: http://carleton.ca/passworkshops/.
• Note that the week of Oct 12th, the above sessions will not run -- see below for the Mock Midterm review sessions.

PASS Mock Midterm Details:

• Here is the PASS Mock Midterm.
• The review sessions are as follows (these days/times/locations are for this week only):
  1. Wed Oct 14th 5:30-7:30pm SA417
  2. Thu Oct 15th 5:30-7:30pm SA417

PASS Mock Final Details:

• Here is a link to the PASS Mock Final Exam.
• The review session is: Tue Dec 8th 6:00-9:00pm SC103 -- note the change of date and location.
• Yero's pre-exam office hours are noon-2pm Tue Dec 15th in ML408.

Course Material

Course Outline (corrected October 8th)

Term Calendar

Weekly Plan (updated September 21st)

Course Materials (userid and password will be given to you during the first lecture)

ECOR 2606 Submit Program

ECOR 2606 Calculator List (updated October 7th)

Tutorial Lab Marks (updated December 6th)

News and Announcements

• December 25th: The final grades have been submitted for approval. It generally takes 1 to 2 weeks for the grades to be approved and made available to you. Due to the holidays, it could take a little longer. Please be patient and remember that I cannot give out grades or any hints. I enjoyed teaching you this term and wish you all the best for the holidays!

• December 15th: The deadline for requesting that the TAs review your quizzes is noon Thu Dec 17th.

• December 14th: The marks have been released for Quiz 5 for L2 (Mon 11:30am) and L8 (Mon 1pm). If you have questions about your mark, please be sure to include your student number and lab section when contacting the TA who did the marking.

• December 9th: The marks have been released for Quiz 5 for L3 (Thu 11:30am), L4 (Fri 11:30am), and L5 (Fri 1pm). If you have questions about your mark, please be sure to include your student number and lab section when contacting the TA who did the marking.

• December 9th: The marks have been released for Quiz 5 for L6 (Wed 11:30am) and L1 (Thu 10am). If you have questions about your mark, please be sure to include your student number and lab section when contacting the TA who did the marking.

• December 9th: The marks have been released for Quiz 5 for L7 (Wed 8:30am). If you have questions about your mark, please be sure to include your student number and lab section when contacting the TA who did the marking.

• December 7th: On Thu Dec 3rd someone left a Roots shopping bag containing plastic lunch containers and a Carleton Badminton Team shirt in ME4390. If it's yours, please let me know.

• December 7th: Quiz 5 is now "View"able from the submit program. Notes will be posted here as the marks are released. As usual, the marks should be available about one week after your test.

• December 7th: The PASS Mock Final review session has been changed to Tue Dec 8th 6-9pm in SC103.

• December 6th: Some corrections have been made to the tutorial lab marks (above).

• December 5th: Yero's pre-exam office hours (Tue Dec 15th noon-2pm) have been added above.

• December 4th: A link to the PASS Mock Final has been added above.

• December 4th: For full marks, all Matlab code on the final exam must use (only) the Matlab commands on the Matlab reference sheet.

• December 2nd: Please take the time to complete the on-line course evaluation for ECOR 2606. Evaluations can be completed up until Tue Dec 8th here: http://oirp.carleton.ca/ote/.

• December 2nd: Here are the questions that students have requested that we go over in the last lecture
  • Simpson's 3/8 question
  • Practice Material #1, Q#5 (general linear least squares Z matrix by hand; linear regression by hand) and add calculating correlation coefficient
  • Old Exam #2, Q#6 (ODEs)
  • Old Exam #3, Q#1 iii and iv (LU factorization)
  • Old Exam #2, Q#2 (Regression)

• December 1st: The tutorial lab marks have been updated above. If there are any errors, please e-mail me with:
  • Your name, student number, and lab section
  • The lab number and lab part(s) for which marks are missing/wrong
  • The day/time you got those parts checked
  • The name or a description of the TA who did the marking

• December 1st: Our apologies for the lab issue on Mon Nov 30th. The labs were not up and running until 7pm. As we were able to get access to ME4324 the lab deadline was not extended. However, if the outage severely impacted you from completing the work, please discuss that with me.

• November 28th: My pre-exam office hours will be Wed Dec 16th 11:30am to 1:30pm. (This information is also posted at the top of this page, under Office Hours.) I am also happy to answer questions by e-mail. Note that it's best to e-mail questions by early afternoon on Wed Dec 16th, as I may not get to my e-mail on Dec 17th until after the exam.

• November 28th: The first page of the final exam has been posted with the final exam information. Be sure to read these instructions before the exam.

• November 28th: The final exam is Thu Dec 17th 2-5pm in the Fieldhouse: rows 39 to 64. I plan to seat everyone either by student number or name (not by section). Thus your row may differ from the rows listed for your section in Carleton Central. The TAs will have seating plans. Please ask if you cannot find your seat. The first page of the final exam has been posted. Be sure to read these instructions before the exam.

• November 28th: Quiz 4 is now marked for L2 (Mon 11:30am) and L8 (Mon 1pm). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• November 27th: Quiz 4 is now marked for L5 (Fri 1pm). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• November 26th: Quiz 5 runs from Wed Dec 2nd to Mon Dec 7th. It will focus on interpolation and integration but previous topics (root finding, minimization/maximization, solving systems of linear equations, regression) may be included. As usual, completing all parts of Lab 10 is good preparation.

• November 26th: Quiz 4 is now marked for L4 (Fri 11:30am). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• November 25th: The PASS Mock Final Review Session will be Thu Dec 10th 6-9pm in ME3380. The Mock Final will be posted soon.

• November 25th: Quiz 4 is now marked for L7 (Wed 8:30am), L6 (Wed 11:30am), L1 (Thu 10:00am), and L3 (Thu 11:30am). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• November 23rd: Quiz 4 is now "View"able using the submit program. As the marks are released, notes will be posted here.

• November 20th: Tutorial lab 10 has been posted on the web site. Lab 10 runs from Wed Nov 25th to Mon Nov 30th.

• November 19th: The answers for assignments 4, 5, and 6 have been posted.

• November 17th: The tutorial lab marks have been updated above. If there are any errors, please e-mail me with:
  • Your name, student number, and lab section
  • The lab number and lab part(s) for which marks are missing/wrong
  • The day/time you got those parts checked
  • The name or a description of the TA who did the marking

• November 15th: Quiz 3 is now marked for L8 (Mon 1pm). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• November 15th: If you are planning to submit your midterm for remarking, just a reminder that the deadline is the end of your lecture on Tue Nov 17th (Sections A and B) or Wed Nov 18th (Section C).

• November 15th: Quiz 3 is now marked for L2 (Mon 11:30am). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• November 13th: Quiz 4 runs from Wed Nov 18th to Mon Nov 23rd. It will focus on regression, but previous topics (root finding, minimization/maximization, solving systems of linear equations) may be included. As usual, completing all parts of Lab 8 is good preparation.

• November 13th: Quiz 3 is now marked for L5 (Fri 1pm). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• November 12th: Quiz 3 is now marked for L1 (Thu 10am), L3 (Thu 11:30am), and L4 (Fri 11:30am). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• November 11th: Quiz 3 is now marked for L7 (Wed 8:30am) and L6 (Wed 11:30am). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• November 9th: Quiz 3 is now "View"able using the submit program. As the marks are released, notes will be posted here.

• November 9th: A reminder that all labs start on Wednesday and end on Monday for the rest of the term. Thus tutorial lab #8 starts Wed Nov 11th at 8:30am and ends Mon Nov 16th at 2:30pm.

• November 6th: Someone left a calculator in ME4390 after L5 (Fri 1pm). I'll bring it to class. Let me know if it's yours. Also, a clear water bottle was left at the front of ME4390, I believe after L4 (Fri 11:30am). It is still in the lab.

• November 6th: We will go over the written midterm in class on Tue Nov 10th (Sections A and B) or Wed Nov 11th (Section C). I will bring the midterms that were not picked up during Quiz #3 to class. As we go over the midterm you may ask questions about the midterm and midterm marking. Note that the sample solutions and marking scheme are already posted on the web site. After we have gone over the midterm in class, you will have an opportunity to submit your midterm for remarking, as per the following:
  • Midterms may be submitted for remarking between the end of the lecture where we go over the midterm (Nov 10/11th) and the end of the lecture one week later (Nov 17/18th). No exceptions.
  • Midterms submitted for remarking must have, on or attached to the front page, a detailed explanation of what you want remarked and why, with reference to the marking scheme. "I deserve more marks for Q1(i)." is not sufficient. I expect something like: "In Q1(i) I made a mistake in calculating f(Xroot) on the first line. I carried this mistake through the rest of the table. The marking scheme states that if a mistake leads to other values being incorrect but they are calculated correctly based on the previous mistake. I have highlighted these values and believe that I should get 1.5 more marks."
  • All midterms will be remarked by me (not the TAs). I reserve the right to look at all questions, and your mark may stay the same, go up, or go down.
  • Regardless of when you give your midterm to me, all midterms submitted for remarking will be returned in the lecture after the deadline (Nov 19/20th).

• November 4th: Someone left a calculator in ME4390 after L6 (Wed 11:30am). I'll bring it to class. Let me know if it's yours. Update: This calculator found its owner.

• November 3rd: Please note that my office hours for tomorrow: Wed Nov 4th are from 12:55pm to 1:30pm only. Sorry for the late notice. Please send an e-mail if you have a question and cannot attend those times.

• November 3rd: There is no "Practice for Quiz 3" (or 4 or 5) Assignment.

• November 3rd: demoByHand.m with lecture 15 has been corrected (xxy = sum(x.*y) should be sxy).

• November 2nd: A reminder that Quiz 3 runs Wed Nov 4th to Mon Nov 9th and will focus on root finding, minimization/maximization, and solving systems of linear equations. You will be able to pick up your midterm after you complete Quiz 3. You must show ID to get your midterm, and cannot pick up midterms for other students, and/or get your midterm before your lab section. We will go over the midterm in class on Tue Nov 10th / Wed Nov 11th. No questions about the midterm will be answered until then!

• November 2nd: The Tutorial Lab Marks (above) have been updated to include Lab 6. As usual, if there are any errors, I need:
  • name, student number, lab section
  • lab number for which there are issues, and the part(s) for which marks are missing
  • lab section and/or day/time your lab was checked
  • name or description of the TA who did the checking

• October 31st: 2:30pm Mon Nov 2nd is the deadline for getting Lab 6 checked by the TAs and submitted. There will be TAs in ME4377 from 8:30am to 11:30am, and in ME4390 from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Near the end of the lab, priority will be given to students registered in Monday's lab.

• October 27th: Lab 8 has been posted. Note that we haven't yet covered this material.

• October 27th: Quiz 2 is now marked for L8 (Mon 1pm) -- sorry for the delay. Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• October 23rd: Quiz 2 is now marked for L2 (Mon 11:30am). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• October 23rd: Quiz 2 is now marked for L5 (Fri 1pm). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• October 22nd: Quiz 3 runs from Wed Nov 4th to Mon Nov 9th. It will involve root finding, minimization/maximization, and solving systems of equations. As usual, having done the tutorial labs up to and including Lab 6 will help you prepare.

• October 22nd: Quiz 2 is now marked for L1 (Thu 10am), L3 (Thu 11:30am), and L4 (Fri 11:30am). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• October 21st: The sample solutions to the midterms have been posted. The midterms will be returned to you after you complete your Quiz 3 (Lab 7), Wed Nov 4th to Mon Nov 9th. Please do not ask any questions about your mark until we go through the midterm in class after everyone has their midterms back, i.e. on Tue Nov 10th / Wed Nov 11th. At that point in time, instructions for submitting your midterm for remarking will be given.

• October 21st: Quiz 2 is now marked for L7 (Wed 8:30am) and L6 (Wed 11:30am). Use the submit program to "View" your quiz. If you have questions about your mark, please contact the TA who did the marking, including your lab section and student number.

• October 19th: Quiz 2 is now "View"able from the submit program. As the marks are released, notes will be posted here.

• October 17th: For Wed Oct 21st, please note the change to my office hours. Instead of 1:15-3:00pm in my office, my office hours will be: 11:30am-1:00pm in the lab (ME4390) and 2:30-3:15pm in my office (ME4230).

• October 15th: The midterm instructions have been posted. Please read through these before the test.

• October 13th: Typos have been corrected on slide 9 of lecture 13.

• October 12th: The midterm crib sheet has been posted. This information will be attached to the exam that you receive. You may not bring a hard copy or any other paper to the exam.

• October 12th: Lab #6 has been posted. It needs to be completed between Wed Oct 21st and Mon Nov 2nd (as Reading Week falls during this time). Note that getting a head start on Lab #6 will help in your preparation for the midterm.

• October 12th: The midterm will be 1 hour 15 minutes long. It will be done on paper (those writing in lab rooms will not be using the computers!). Here are the midterm room allocations. Be sure to check this again before your midterm. There will be a penalty (several marks deduction) for those who write in the wrong room and/or with the wrong section.
  • Section A: Tue Oct 20th 1:05-2:20pm
    • Last Names A-L: AT302
    • Last Names M-O: MC5010
    • Last Names P-R: ME4324
    • Last Names S: ME4377
    • Last Names T-Z: ME4233
  • Section B: Tue Oct 20th: 2:35-3:50pm
    • Last Names A-C: AA508
    • Last Names D-R: MC5050
    • Last Names S-Z: MC5010
  • Section C: Wed Oct 21st: 4:05-5:20pm
    • Last Names A-Z (everyone): AT302

• October 9th: Elections Canada Ottawa Centre needs Information Officers to work on 19 October from 8:30 am to 9:30 pm at $13+ per hour. Phone 1-866-275-1649 if you are interested. Feel free to pass the information on to your friends. You must be a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years old.

• October 9th: The tutorial lab marks (above) have been updated. As usual, if there are any errors, please e-mail me, including:
  1. your name and lab section
  2. the lab and part(s) for which marks are missing
  3. the lab section in which those parts were marked
  4. the name or a description of the TA who did the marking

• October 9th: The Mock Midterm and the review session details are posted above.

• October 9th: For those who like to plan ahead, our final exam is Thu Dec 17th 2-5pm.

• October 8th: A typo has been corrected on the course outline. The midterm is worth 20% (not 25%).

• October 8th: The Quiz #1 marks are now available for Friday 11:30am (L4) and Friday 1pm (L5). If you have questions about your mark (displayed at the bottom of the window while "View"ing), first contact the TA who did the marking. You can get the TA's name and e-mail by clicking the "Marker" button while "View"ing your Quiz. If you are not able to resolve your questions with the TA, then contact me.

• October 7th: The Quiz #1 marks are now available for Thursday 10am (L1) and Thursday 11:30am (L3). If you have questions about your mark (displayed at the bottom of the window while "View"ing), first contact the TA who did the marking. You can get the TA's name and e-mail by clicking the "Marker" button while "View"ing your Quiz. If you are not able to resolve your questions with the TA, then contact me.

• October 7th: The calculator list (above) has been updated. Please check that your calculator is on this list, to avoid it being confiscated during the midterm!!

• October 7th: The Quiz #1 marks are now available for Wednesday 11:30am (L6). If you have questions about your mark (displayed at the bottom of the window while "View"ing), first contact the TA who did the marking. You can get the TA's name and e-mail by clicking the "Marker" button while "View"ing your Quiz. If you are not able to resolve your questions with the TA, then contact me. Note that the TAs are still marking other lab sections, so please be patient waiting for a reply!

• October 6th: Quiz #2 will run from Wed Oct 14th to Mon Oct 19th and will cover root finding and minimization/maximization. Having completed all parts of the tutorial labs, up to and including #4, is good preparation. As usual, you are expected to attend the lab section that you are registered in for lab quizzes, unless there are extenuating circumstances that you have discussed with me ahead of time.

• October 6th: The midterm will be held during regular lecture time on Tue Oct 20th (Sections A and B) or Wed Oct 21st (Section C). We will have some additional rooms, so check the web site nearer the time to see where you are writing. The midterm is written (pen/pencil and paper, and approved calculator). You will not be using a computer and will not have access to Matlab. The midterm covers all material up to and including lecture 13, with the exception of lecture 11. Lots of practice midterm questions are posted on the course web site. We will spend the lecture before the midterm doing review.

• October 4th: The Quiz #1 marks are now available for Monday 11:30am (L2), Monday 1pm (L8), and Wednesday 8:30am (L7). If you have questions about your mark (displayed at the bottom of the window while "View"ing), first contact the TA who did the marking. You can get the TA's name and e-mail by clicking the "Marker" button while "View"ing your Quiz. If you are not able to resolve your questions with the TA, then contact me. Note that the TAs are still marking other lab sections, so please be patient waiting for a reply!

• October 1st: Quiz #1 is now "View"able via the submit program. The marks will be released section by section and a note will be posted here as each becomes available. You will get your marks at or before the start of your Lab #4.

• October 1st: The lab marks have been updated. Any other issues, please see September 29th, below, and send me as many details as possible.

• September 29th: Please remember to check your calculator against the list above. If your calculator is not on this list, you will not be permitted to use it during tests. This isn't a big deal on lab quizzes, but would be a big disadvantage on written tests!

• September 29th: Lab #4 (for Oct 5-9th) has been posted.

• September 29th: The answers to assignments 2, 3, and practice for Quiz 2 have been posted. Note that we have not covered all of this material yet.

• September 29th: The tutorial lab marks above have been reposted with Lab #2 added. Please let me know if there are any issues with your marks for lab 1 or lab 2. If there are issues, please send as much of the following as possible:
  • Your name and the lab section you are registered in.
  • The lab for which you are missing marks, and the part(s), e.g. Lab 2, Part 1.
  • The lab section in which you were given the missing marks.
  • Name and/or description of the TA who gave you the marks. Note that you can find a list of the TAs for each lab section on the weekly schedule (above).
  And a few reminders:
  • Watch the TA write down your marks (or ask to see his/her paper) so that you can check things are recorded correctly.
  • If you are attending a lab that is not your own, to make my life easier:
    • Be sure to give the TA the correct lab section. There is a list of lab sections and times on each TA sheet.
    • Ensure that your name is written clearly with the last name first.

• September 23rd: The lab marks (above) have been reposted with some corrections.

• September 23rd: Lab Quiz Notes:
  • You must write your lab quizzes with the section in which you are registered.
  • For the lab quizzes, please remember to bring your student card. You may also bring an approved calculator, blank paper, and a pen. Nothing else is permitted. In particular, no USBs, phones, etc. are permitted. Lab quizzes are 65min in length. For lab quizzes, you will use the labtest submit program, which is in G:/2606/labtest. The regular submit program doesn't work when the internet is down. Be sure that you can find the Matlab reference (G:/2606) as that is the only reference (other than "help" in Matlab) that you may use.
  • Quiz #1 (Lab #3: Sept 28th to Oct 2nd) covers root finding. Details below under Sept 20th.

• September 22nd: The lab marks (above) have been reposted with some corrections.

• September 21st: Effective today, the Tuesday evening PASS session has been changed to Monday: 6:00-7:30pm PA101. Sorry for the late notice. Also, if you want to print the worksheets before the sessions, the link is: http://carleton.ca/passworkshops/.

• September 20th: Lab #3 (Mon Sept 28th to Fri Oct 2nd) will be Quiz #1. It will cover root finding. Be sure that you are familiar with writing anonymous functions, plotting (fplot and plot), and writing scripts and function-files to do root finding. If you are able to complete all parts of Lab #2, including the bonus part, you will be in good shape for the quiz.

• September 18th: The marks for the first tutorial lab have been added above. Look under the last 4 digits of your student number, and, if applicable, the first letter of your last name to find your marks. As this is a manual process, mistakes are possible! If your mark is incorrect, please e-mail me with your name, lab section you are enroled in, lab section where the missing marks were given to you, name or description of the TA who marked the missing part, and which marks are missing. The more details, the fewer pieces of paper I have to re-check!

• September 17th: The PASS sessions for this week are at the times listed above. For next week, we hope to change one of them -- stay tuned!

• September 16th: I had a question about function ezplot, which you may have used in ECOR 1010. If you create an anonymous function f, then ezplot(f) will plot f from -2pi to 2pi, with an xlabel of x, ylabel of y, and title of the mathematical expression of f. We will not use ezplot in ECOR 2606. We will use plot and fplot.

• September 16th: The Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities is looking for a Volunteer Notetaker for ECOR 2606 A, B, or C. The criteria for being a Volunteer Notetaker include:
  • Attending all assigned classes
  • Taking complete and legible notes
  • Typing up lecture notes and submitting them electronically (or getting them scanned at the Notetaking Office) within 48-hours of each lecture
  • Maintaining confidentiality
  Volunteer Notetakers receive a letter of recognition from the PMC. This can also count towards your Co-Curricular Record. If you are interested, please contact volunteer_notetaking@carleton.ca or stop by the Notetaking Office located in 501 University Centre (Paul Menton Centre). Please also let Dr. Marshall know if you have volunteered.

• September 15th: The lectures for ECOR 1101 A (Mechanics I) are 6:00-7:30pm Tue/Thu, the same as our PASS sessions. Depending on how many students this affects, we may consider changing one PASS session. Please let me know if you are in ECOR 1101 A and want to attend an ECOR 2606 PASS session.

• September 15th: Just to be sure everyone is clear on how the tutorial labs work, here's a quick summary. You need to do the lab, get it checked, and submit it:
  1. Doing the Lab: You may work on the lab anywhere, anytime. Obviously, you need access to Matlab. If you don't have Matlab on your computer, you may use the lab computers. ME4377 and ME4390 are available 24/7, except when being used for another course (e.g. ECOR 1606), or a test (ECOR 1606 or 2606). Of course, you can work on your lab during your regular lab period, and ask questions.
  2. Getting Your Lab Checked: You must get your lab checked by a TA in the lab. TAs are available during all regularly scheduled labs (in purple on the weekly schedule) and some additional tutorial labs (in green on the weekly schedule). The last couple of labs before the deadline are likely to be very busy, so waiting until the last minute is not a good plan!
  3. Submitting Your Lab: You must submit your lab from a machine in ME4390 or ME4377 while the lab is open. The first 3 tutorial labs (labs 1, 2, and 4) open from Mon 8:30am to Fri 2:30pm. The last 3 tutorial labs (labs 6, 8, and 10) open from Wed 8:30am to Mon 2:30pm. You can submit your lab as many times as you like. Only the last version you submit is saved. If you are partially finished your lab, you can submit it, and then later "View" it and then "Save" it to continue where you left off.

• September 13th: The answers to assignment #1 and the practice question for quiz #1 have been posted.

• September 11th: Note that while the Monday morning (8:30-11:30am) lab should be in ME4377, that lab may not be available. If it is still closed, the lab will take place in ME4390 in conjunction with the ECOR 1606 lab.

• September 11th: The lab and TA schedule has been posted.

• September 10th: CASIO: fx-570ES PLUS has been added to the list of approved calculators (above).

• September 10th: Your account for the lab computers (ME4390/ME4377) is:
  username: whatever comes before "@cmail.carleton.ca" in your Carleton e-mail address
  password: your student number

• September 10th: Yero's office hours have been changed (see above).

• September 10th: The cost of the student version of Matlab is US$50. There is no Canadian web site.

• September 10th: You may submit your Lab #1 from either ME4390 or ME4377 between 8:30am on Monday and 2:30pm on Friday. (You cannot submit from any other lab or from home.) You can ask questions and/or get your Lab #1 checked by a TA during the regular lab sections (in purple on the week schedule), and during the green times where TAs are available. There may not be any TAs in the lab on Monday between 8:30 and 11:30am, at least for the first few weeks. I will post an updated weekly schedule over the weekend.

• September 8th: Yero's office hours have been added (above).

• September 8th: ATIVA: AT-30S has been added to the list of approved calculators (above).

• September 4th: Yero's PASS presentation has been added to the lecture 1 material. The study session details have also been added under PASS above, and can also be found on the Weekly Plan, also above.

• September 3rd: The textbooks can be purchased at the University Bookstore.

• August 28th: Classroom teaching and learning activities, including lectures, discussions, presentations, etc., by both instructors and students, are copy protected and remain the intellectual property of their respective author(s). All course materials, including PowerPoint presentations, outlines, and other materials, are also protected by copyright and remain the intellectual property of their respective author(s).

  Students registered in this course may take notes and make copies of course materials for their own educational use only. Students are not permitted to reproduce or distribute lecture notes and course materials publicly for commercial or non-commercial purposes without express written consent from the copyright holder(s).

• August 4th: Note that classes run on a Monday schedule on Fri Sept 4th. Thus, as labs do not start until Mon Sept 14th, there are no ECOR 2606 lectures or labs on Fri Sept 4th.

• August 4th: Both text books are available on reserve in the library.

• August 4th: As per the course outline, there are 11 labs. Labs 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 are quizzes, each worth 5% of your grade (25% total). Labs 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 are tutorial labs, each worth 1% of your grade (5% total). As there are actually six tutorial labs and it's possible to get up to 5 out of 4 on each of them, you can actually get up to 7.5/5, i.e. up to 2.5 bonus marks. The tutorial labs will be marked by the TAs during the lab session. In addition, you will submit your lab via the submit program to prove your attendance.

• August 4th: Please check that your calculator is on the updated approved list (above). If it is not, and it is not a graphing or programmable calculator, please e-mail Dr. Marshall from your cmail account with the brand and model number for approval. Please note that Casio calculators with a "P" in their name are programmable, and are not permitted.

• August 4th: For those interested in purchasing Matlab, the US$50 Matlab Student version (https://www.mathworks.com/store/link/products/student?s_iid=coabt_sv_abtus_bod) is sufficient for ECOR 2606. That said, Simulink (and other packages) may be useful in other courses, e.g. SYSC 3600, so you may want to consider the US$99 Matlab and Simulink Student Suite. Note that you may purchase Simulink (and the other packages) separately later, if needed.

• August 4th: The first lecture will be Wed Sept 2nd (Section C) or Thu Sept 3rd (Sections A and B). Labs start Mon Sept 14th.

• August 4th: Check here regularly for course news and announcements.

Updated December 25^th, 2015