6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Coordinator(s)
Prof Murray Rudman (Clayton)
Ms Teoh Boon Ean (Malaysia)
Unit guides
Synopsis
General rules for software development and design. Errors. Data types, variables, expressions, control statements M-files. Numerical techniques: Gauss elimination, solution of non-linear equations, optimisation, curve fitting, numerical calculus, ordinary differential equations.
Outcomes
At the successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Identify appropriate MATLAB programming structures to solve simple computational tasks.
- Identify and describe which numerical methods can be used to solve common engineering problems.
- Construct short computer programs that implement these numerical methods.
- Apply these numerical methods and programs to basic engineering problems.
Assessment
Semester 1:
Written examination (3 hours): 70%
Continuous assessment: 30%
Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.
Semester 2:
Written examination (3 hours): 60%
Continuous assessment: 40%
Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.
Workload requirements
2 hrs lectures, 3 hrs laboratory and 7 hrs private study per week
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Chief examiner(s)
Prerequisites
Mathematical methods (CAS) recommended.
Co-requisites
Prohibitions
ENG1602