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Lecture # 01
Class Introduction

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About the Class
 Subject/Code: Numerical Computing/ENEE610031
 Class/Credit: Undergrad/2 credit hours
 Term: First Term 2014/2015
 Class Meet: Thu 01:00 – 02:50 pm @ EC101
 Instructor: Nofrijon Sofyan, Ph.D.
 Who are you?
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 Name + nick name

 Email + contact number
 Hometown
 List your previous upper division of math and related
course(s) which you have taken along with the grade(s)
 What do you hope to learn in this class?
 Any further comments and or suggestions?
Description
 The class will learn how mathematical models can
be formulated on the basis of scientific principles to
simulate the behavior of a simple physical system.
 The class will try to understand on how numerical
methods afford a means to generate solutions in a
manner that can be implemented on a specific
computer software.
 The course also will try to explain the different
types of conservation laws that lie beneath the
models used in the various engineering disciplines
and appreciating the difference between steady-
state and dynamic solutions of these models.
 We will also learn about the different types of
numerical methods.
Information
 For the homework, please note that a submission
date, time and venue will be specified at the time
of setting of each homework assignment.
 Homework that does not adhere to these submission
requirements will receive an automatic zero grade.
 All exam times and assignment deadlines are fixed
and the only excuses accepted for nonattendance
at an exam or non-submission of an assignment are
a serious certified illness or a family bereavement.
 In such cases, a make-up exam (or make-up
assignment in the case of an assignment) of equal
or greater difficulty must be taken.
 Examinations and individual assignments are to be
the sole work of the student concerned – group
efforts are not acceptable!
 Students are also cautioned not to engage in
plagiarism.
 Anything that is not the student’s own work should
have a reference, following standard scientific
conventions.
 In such rare cases as it is necessary to include
verbatim text from an article or book, this should be
clearly placed in quotation marks.
 The instructor will follow standard university
disciplinary procedures if students engage in any
form of cheating or plagiarism in any assignments
and or examinations.
Handout
 Students are expected to make their own notes and
only relatively few handouts will be provided – so
please stop me if you can’t read my writing or if I
am going too fast.
 Handouts are provided via the web at
www.nofrijon.org as Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files.
Communication
 Toobtain handouts, please navigate my website
and then click on the subjects.
 You may need a password to open the teaching
page.
 Questions and comments in class are strongly
encouraged!
 The instructor both welcomes and values feedback
from students regarding the course.
 Office hours: DTMM 2nd Fl. every Tue after class or
by an appointment
Disclaimer
 The lecture notes/handouts in this class are edited
from different sources for the solely of teaching and
learning purposes.
 It may contain copyrighted materials from their
respective owners; therefore, apart form teaching
and learning purposes, this lecture note may not be
reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or
by any means.
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Students with special needs
 Students needing special accommodation are
encouraged to see me after class or in my office within
office hours to discuss their situation confidentially.
 Students needing special accommodation should bring
their memorandum from the Program Office to me as
soon as possible; this can be discussed during an
appointment with me.
 Exam accommodation should be arranged at least
one week in advance.
 Ifat any time during the quarter, it is felt that the
accommodation that has been put in place is
inadequate then please consult me and/or the
professional staff in the Program Office.
The grades will be determined from homework,
midterm, project, and final test:
 Homework/assignment: 20% of final grade
 Midterm 25% of final grade
 Final Project 20% of final grade
 Final examination: 35% of final grade
 Course Content
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 Introduction to Numerical Methods

 Fundamental of MatLAB
 MatLAB Programming
 Introduction to Stochastic and Monte Carlo
 Case Study
Textbooks
This course is self contained and so a textbook is not
mandatory. However, students may also wish to consult the
following excellent texts:
 S.C. Chapra and R.P Canale: Numerical Methods for
Engineers, McGraw-Hill, Co., Boston, 2006.
 J. Kiusalaas: Numerical Methods in Engineering with
MATLAB®, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
2005.
 S.C. Chapra: Applied Numerical Methods with
MATLAB® for Engineers and Scientists, McGraw-Hill,
Co., Boston, 2005.
 W.Y. Yang, W. Cao, T.S. Chung, J. Morris: Applied
Numerical Methods Using MATLAB®, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2005.