ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ME 323  Computer Applications II --- Spring 2011--2012

 

 

Class

Date

Day

Topics

HW Set Due

 Lecture 1

3-5

M

Review of MATLAB basics, relational operators, input/output

 

Lab 1

3-7

W

Applications of IF statement, FOR loop, simple fprintf, and user input (Answers)

 

 Lecture 2

3-12

M

Matrix, vectorization, fscanf

 

Lab 2

3-14

W

Applications of matrix, vector, relational  operators, input/output (lab2.txt)

Exercise 1 (turb_jet.xls)

 Lecture 3

3-19

M

Functions, flow charts, debugger (tjet.xls, debug1.m, debug2.m, Problem1b.m)

 

Lab 3

3-21

W

Applications of functions: Computer generated art

 Lecture 4

3-26

M

Root solver for single non-linear equation: bisection, 1-D Newton-Raphson 

 

Lab 4

3-28

W

Implementation and application of bisection, 1-D Newton-Raphson (Answers)

Exercise 3 (grade.xls)

Spring Break

 Lecture 5

4-9

M

Application of root solver in engineering

 

Lab 5

4-11

W

Mid-Term Exam (Ground Rules)

Exercise 4

 Lecture 6

4-16

M

Root solver for a system of non-linear equations: multi-dimensional Newton-Raphson

 

Lab 6

4-18

W

Implementation and application of multi-dimensional Newton-Raphson (Answers)

Homework 5

Lecture 7

4-23

M

Numerical differentiation: first and second derivatives

 

Lab 7

4-25

W

Application of numerical differentiation in engineering (Answers)

 

Lecture 8

4-30

M

Time advancement: initial value problems (explicit Euler, predictor-corrector)

 

Lab 8

5-2

W

Implementation and application of 4th order Runge-Kutta (Answers)

 

Lecture 9

5-7

M

Time advancement: boundary value problems

 

Lab 9

5-9

W

Applications of time advancement in engineering

Homework 7

Lecture 10

5-14

M

Course wrap-up

 

Lab 10

5-16

W

Course work wrap-up

Homework 9 (Friday)

Final

TBD

 

(Ground Rules for Comprehensive Final Exam)