ECTS - Numerical Methods for Engineers
Numerical Methods for Engineers (MATH380) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Numerical Methods for Engineers | MATH380 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| MATH275 Linear Algebra |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Experiment, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This undergraduate course is designed for engineering students. The objective of this course is to introduce some numerical methods that can be used to solve mathematical problems arising in engineering that can not be solved analytically. The philosophy of this course is to teach engineering students how methods work so that they can construct their own computer programs. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Solution of nonlinear equations, solution of linear systems, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, interpolation and polynomial approximation, least square approximation, numerical differentiation, numerical integration. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | 1. Preliminaries: Approximation, Truncation, Round-off errors in computations. | pp. 2 - 41 |
| 2 | 2. Solution of Nonlinear Equations 2.1. Fixed Point 2.2. Bracketing Methods for Locating a Root | pp. 41 - 51 |
| 3 | 2.3. Initial Approximation and Convergence Criteria 2.4. Newton-Raphson and Secant Methods | pp. 62 - 70 |
| 4 | 2.6. Iteration for Non-Linear Systems (Fixed Point for Systems) 2.7. Newton Methods for Systems | pp. 167 - 180 |
| 5 | 3. Solution of Linear Systems 3.3. Upper-Triangular Linear Systems (Lower-Triangular) 3.4. Gaussian Eliminatian and Pivoting | pp. 120 - 137 |
| 6 | 3.5. Triangular Factorization (LU) | pp. 141 - 153 |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | 3.7. Doğrusal sistemler için iteratif metotlar (Jacobi / Gauss Seidel Metotları) | pp. 156 - 165 |
| 9 | 11. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 11.2. Power Method (Inverse Power Method) | pp. 588 – 592 pp. 598 - 608 |
| 10 | 4. Interpolation and Polynomial Approximation 4.2. Introduction to Interpolation 4.3. Lagrange Approximation and Newton Approximation | pp. 199 - 228 |
| 11 | 5. Curve Fitting 5.1. Least-squares Line | pp. 252 - 259 |
| 12 | 5.3. Spline fonksiyonları ile interpolasyon | pp. 279 - 293 |
| 13 | 6. Numerical Differentiation 6.1. Approximating the Derivative 6.2. Numerical Differentiation Formulas | pp. 320 - 348 |
| 14 | 7. Numerical Integration 7.1. Introduction to Quadrature 7.2. Composite Trapezoidal and Simpson’s Rule | pp. 352 - 374 |
| 15 | Review | |
| 16 | Genel Sınav |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. J. H. Mathews, K. D. Fink, Numerical Methods Using Matlab, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2004. |
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| Other Sources | 2. S. C. Chapra, Applied Numerical Methods with MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd Edition, Mc Graw Hill Education, 2012. |
| 3. A. Gilat, V. Subramaniam, Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists: An introduction with Applications Using MATLAB, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | 2 | 10 |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 0 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | X |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to apply knowledge in mathematics and basic sciences and computational skills to solve manufacturing engineering problems | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to define and analyze issues related with manufacturing technologies | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to develop a solution based approach and a model for an engineering problem and design and manage an experiment | X | ||||
| 4 | An ability to design a comprehensive manufacturing system based on creative utilization of fundamental engineering principles while fulfilling sustainability in environment and manufacturability and economic constraints | X | ||||
| 5 | An ability to chose and use modern technologies and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications | X | ||||
| 6 | An ability to utilize information technologies efficiently to acquire datum and analyze critically, articulate the outcome and make decision accordingly | X | ||||
| 7 | An ability to attain self-confidence and necessary organizational work skills to participate in multi-diciplinary and interdiciplinary teams as well as act individually | |||||
| 8 | An ability to attain efficient communication skills in Turkish and English both verbally and orally | |||||
| 9 | An ability to reach knowledge and to attain life-long learning and self-improvement skills, to follow recent advances in science and technology | X | ||||
| 10 | An awareness and responsibility about professional, legal, ethical and social issues in manufacturing engineering | |||||
| 11 | An awareness about solution focused project and risk management, enterpreneurship, innovative and sustainable development | |||||
| 12 | An understanding on the effects of engineering applications on health, social and legal aspects at universal and local level during decision making process | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| Total Workload | 77 | ||