Course Information

• Instructor: Dr. John S. Kang
• Prerequisite: MATH 151
• There will be an in-class quiz at the end of each class.
• The students are required to bring a laptop or a tablet to all classes, on which MATLAB is installed, to take the in-class quizzes and and to practice coding examples.

Course Overview

Principles of programming using Matlab.  Syntax topics include data types, loops, control flow, arrays, and functions.  Numerical methods covered include matrix operations, Gaussian Elimination, curve fitting, interpolation, numerical differentiation and numerical integration.  Application areas in mechanical engineering include finite element analysis, dynamics, computational fluid mechanics, data visualization and image analysis.

Course Goal

To learn how to implement numerical methods in Matlab to solve engineering problems.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Apply various data types, loop structures, input/output functions, general intrinsic functions to write MATLAB codes.
• Write MATLAB codes to solve basic engineering problems.
• Apply MATLAB to carry out numerical methods.
• Apply MATLAB to solve linear systems of equations.
• Display results from computer simulations using computer graphics.