Mar 28, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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GE 3901 - Computer Tools

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
The purposes of this course are to familiarize students with the modern computer tools required for engineering practice and to teach them how to apply these tools to solve practical engineering problems. Topics include loops, logical branching, functions, plotting, root finding, matrix operations, and numerical methods. Laboratory exercises will involve the use of various computational software packages in the solution of engineering problems. (prereq: MA 127  or equivalent)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Formulate and solve engineering problems using MATLAB
  • Have written structured computer programs to solve engineering problems using MATLAB
  • Use computer tools (MATLAB and Excel) to plot graphs, find the roots of equations, and perform matrix operations
  • Formally document the solution to engineering problems

Prerequisites by Topic
  • College Trigonometry
  • College Algebra

Course Topics
  • Problem solving methodologies, Introduction to computing (1 class)
  • Simple and symbolic operations (2 classes)
  • Working with arrays, Plotting (2 classes)
  • Programming - loops (3 classes)
  • Programming - logic (2 classes)
  • Root finding techniques (1 class)
  • Matrix methods (1 class)
  • Solving simultaneous equations (2 classes)
  • Numerical integration (2 classes)
  • Optimization (2 classes)
  • Testing and Review (2 classes)

Laboratory Topics
  • Introduction to Matlab and Excel
  • Structured Programming
  • Plotting data
  • Roots of Equations
  • Solving Simultaneous equations
  • Numerical Integration
  • Optimization

Coordinator
Joseph Musto



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