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The feedback for Assignment 1 in the MA2K4 Numerical Methods and Computing course highlights common mistakes among students in both theoretical and numerical parts, particularly in understanding norms and differentiating functions. Many students struggled with specific concepts and failed to provide adequate comments and interpretations for their plots. Overall, while some sections were done well, there were significant areas for improvement noted in the students' understanding and presentation of their work.

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Assignment 1 Feedback

The feedback for Assignment 1 in the MA2K4 Numerical Methods and Computing course highlights common mistakes among students in both theoretical and numerical parts, particularly in understanding norms and differentiating functions. Many students struggled with specific concepts and failed to provide adequate comments and interpretations for their plots. Overall, while some sections were done well, there were significant areas for improvement noted in the students' understanding and presentation of their work.

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Assignment 1 Feedback MA2K4 2023/24– Numerical Methods and Computing

Theoretical Part

1.1 Most students struggled showing that A = 0 if and only ∥A∥ = 0, especially the only
if direction. Another common mistake was stating sup(A + B) = sup(A) + sup(B), in
order to prove the triangle inequality. A minority of students did not show that the
norm defined is positive.

1.2 Some students did not know how to differentiate ad with respect to d.

1.3 For students that did not get full marks a common mistake was not starting with the
right G(d) for (b) and (c).

1.4 Mostly done well.

1.5 The majority of the students substituted the ξ given in order to show that that the errors
are equal, rather than showing that for the errors to be equal we need a certain ξ.

1.6 Mostly done well

Numerical Part

In general, remember to give comments and interpret your plots! Figures should be labelled (x,
y-axis and legend) especially for graphs with multiple plots. If plots overlap each other a lot,
use a different line style for clarity.
1.7 When coding in Python, 1e-3 is equivalent to 10−3 . (Many students used 10e-3
which is 10−2 instead).
Some students used the incorrect formula to calculate the condition number.
Some students did not comment on what the computed sensitivity values mean,
e.g., the problem is well-conditioned or ill-conditioned for q = −1 case.

1.8 Many did not comment on the trend of max error vs h and how the error behaves in
relation to the grid spacing.

1.9 Many answered the last bit unsufficienctly in (b), in particular how the plots relate to
the Runge phenomenon and the Weierstrass theorem.

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