Lecturer: Prof. Vladimir Retakh   (home page: http://math.rutgers.edu/~vretakh)

Office: Hill 434   (tel. (732) 445-2390 ext. 2474)

Texts for the course
1. Excerpts from:
Steven J. Leon, Linear Algebra with Applications (6th edition)
(Purchase excerpts at Undergraduate Math Office -- Hill Center Room 303)
Don't buy the entire book!

2. Complete book:
A. Jensen and A. la Cour-Harbo, Ripples in Mathematics: The Discrete Wavelet Transform
  ISBN # 3-540--41662-5, Springer-Verlag, 2001
(available from Rutgers U. Store or on-line)

3. Lecture notes:
Roe Goodman, Discrete Fourier Transform and Wavelet Transforms
Download from course home page.

The course will involve several MATLAB computer projects. Some prior knowledge of MATLAB is helpful but not necessary. A general familiarity with computers and basic programming skills are assumed, but the course does not involve writing original programs in the MATLAB language. Purchase of MATLAB software is not required, since you can use the MATLAB software in the ARC and other public computer labs at Rutgers. The course will also use the public-domain wavelet software package Uvi_Wave (which runs under MATLAB), which is installed at the ARC computer lab.

If you want a copy of MATLAB for your own computer, you can obtain the Student Version (at a reduced price) from MathWorks . You can download the Uvi_Wave software from the course home page.

Grading Policy
Your grade will be based on your work in the two midterm exams, five MATLAB projects, quizzes (based on the lectures and homework), and the final exam, according to the following 600 point scheme:

midterm exams: 100 points each (total 200)

MATLAB projects: 30 points each (total 150)

Quizzes: 50 points total

Final Exam: 200 points

The quizzes will occur at the end of each Thursday class (except when there is a midterm exam). Students are expected to attend every class (except in cases of illness or high-priority outside activities such as presenting a paper at a professional meeting or interviewing for a job or graduate school). No makeup quizzes are given, but the lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Class attendence and participation will play a role in determining the term grade, especially in borderline cases.

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