ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ME 323  Computer Applications II --- Spring 2009--2010

 

 

Class

Date

Day

Topics

HW Set Due

 Lecture 1

3-8/3-9

M/T

Review of MATLAB basics

 

Lab 1

3-10

W

Applications of FOR loop, WHILE loop, IF statement, and SWITCH  (Answers)

 

 Lecture 2

3-15/3-16

M/T

Functions, Flow charts

 

Lab 2

3-17

W

Applications of functions: numerical integration (Answers)

Exercise 1

 Lecture 3

3-22/3-23

M/T

Root solver for non-linear equation: bisection

 

Lab 3

3-24

W

Implementation and application of bisection (Answers)

Exercise 2

 Lecture 4

3-29/3-30

M/T

Advanced root solver for non-linear equation: 1-D Newton-Raphson   

Lab 4

3-31

W

Implementation and application of 1-D Newton-Raphson

Exercise 3

Spring Break

 Lecture 5

4-12/4-13

M/T

Application of root solver in engineering

 

Lab 5

4-14

W

Mid-Term Exam (Ground Rules)

 

 Lecture 6

4-19/4-20

M/T

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

 

Lab 6

4-21

W

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

Homework 5

Lecture 7

4-26/4-27

M/T

Numerical differentiation: first and second derivatives

 

Lab 7

4-28

W

Application of numerical differentiation in engineering (Answers)

 

Lecture 8

5-3/5-4

M/T

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

 

Lab 8

5-5

W

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

 

Lecture 9

5-10/5-11

M/T

Time advancement: boundary value problems

 

Lab 9

5-12

W

Applications of time advancement in engineering

Homework 7

Lecture 10

5-17/5-18

M/T

Course wrap-up

 

Lab 10

5-19

W

Course work wrap-up

Homework 9 (Friday)

Final

TBA

TBA

(Ground Rules for Comprehensive Final Exam)