Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AR20240 Mathematics 3C |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take AR20061 |
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Aims: To provide a general computational and mathematical basis for the development of engineering subjects at third year level of the civil engineering programmes.
Learning Outcomes: The successful student will be able to demonstrate an understanding and ability to use the following techniques, as detailed in the 'Contents':Computer programming using C++ for engineering analysisApplication of Numerical Methods. Skills: The ability to write simple computer programs in C++ to analyse engineeringproblems and produce graphical output. Both matrix and relaxation techniquesare used. Content: * Further principles and techniques of computer programming using C++. * Sources of error and ill conditioning. * Algorithms: design and correctness. * Arrays, searching and sorting. * Convergence. * Application of Numerical Methods: Linear equations. * Numerical differentiation and roots. *Interpolation and numerical integration. ODE's. |