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\title{Initial survey -- your course goals}

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\title{Homework}



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Please answer the following questions in complete sentences in a typed
manuscript and submit the solution to me on Blackboard by class on
August 26th, 2016.

\subsubsection{Yourself}\label{yourself}

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\item
  Please tell me about yourself: name, major. Any pronounciation help on
  your name would be appreciated!
\item
  Why are you taking the class?
\item
  In an effort to tie faces to names, please upload a recent photo of
  yourself to the special Blackboard submission for photos. Please title
  the photo \texttt{firstname-lastname.jpg}. Answer this question
  ``Done!'' after you've done that.
\end{enumerate}

\subsubsection{Background}\label{background}

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\item
  We'll use a lot of linear algebra in this class. Tell me about your
  previous linear algebra classes. What topics did you cover? Any
  favorites? Any topics you didn't like?
\item
  Towards the end, we'll need to prove theorems using results from
  calculus such as Taylor's theorem. Do you remember Taylor's theorem?
\item
  We'll also need to do programming. What do you find most difficult
  about programming?
\end{enumerate}

\subsubsection{Numerical computing
software}\label{numerical-computing-software}

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  Have you used Julia before?
\item
  Have you used NumPy/SciPy (via Python) before?
\item
  Have you used R before?
\item
  Have you used Mathematica before?
\item
  Have you used Matlab before?
\item
  Any other numerical computing packages?
\end{enumerate}

\subsubsection{The course}\label{the-course}

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\item
  Which of the topics from the syllabus are you most excited about?
\item
  Anything missing from the syllabus you were hoping to learn about?
\item
  It's an early class. Is there anything I can do to make it easier for
  you?
\item
  We'll be using Blackboard (to turn in homework) and Piazza (for class
  discussions). Please sign into both of them now. On Piazza, fill out
  the final exam poll.
\item
  I would like to require that Homeworks be submitted in Latex. Do you
  know how to use the Latex typesetting system?
\end{enumerate}

\subsubsection{Computer access}\label{computer-access}

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\item
  Where are you planning to do the coding pieces of an assignment? (My
  own computer, a lab, \ldots{})
\end{enumerate}

\subsubsection{Videos}\label{videos}

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\item
  I am planning to record the lectures and post them to Kaltura, an
  internal Purdue website. If you have any reservations about this,
  please let me know.
\end{enumerate}

\subsubsection{Fun things}\label{fun-things}

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  Do you read hacker news or reddit?
\item
  Do you play Pokemon Go?
\item
  Have you seen the movie ``The Matrix''
\item
  Do you read the web comic ``xkcd''?
\end{enumerate}

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