CHBE250, Computer Methods, Fall 2021

CHBE250

Class Handouts & Lecture Notes

Class Syllabus
Policy on Academic Integrity
Week 1, 08/31 Part 1. Chapters 1 (modeling), Mathcad
Week 2, 09/07 Part 1. Chapters 2 (Matlab), 3 (Matlab)
Week 3, 09/14 Part 3. Chapters 4 (errors), 8 (matrix)
Week 4, 09/21 Part 3. Linear algebraic equations "A*x=b"
Week 5, 09/28 Part 3. Chapters 9 (Gauss elimination), 10 (LU decomposition), 11 (matrix inverse)
Week 6, 10/05 Part 2. Midterm Exam #1, nonlinear algebraic equations "f(x)=0"
Week 7, 10/12 Part 2. Chapters 5 (bisection, bracketing methods)
Week 8, 10/19 Part 2. Chapters 6 (Newton, open methods), 12 (multidimensional Newton)
Week 9, 10/26 Part 2. Chapters 7 (minimization)
Week 10, 11/02 Part 4. Chapters 14 (linear regression "y=X*a")
Week 11, 11/09 Part 4. Chapters 15 (nonlinear regression "y=f(x,a)"), Midterm Exam #2
Week 12, 11/16 Part 5. Chapters 19 & 20 (integration)
Week 13, 11/23 Part 5. Chapters 21 (differentiation), Thanksgiving
Week 14, 11/30 Part 6. Chapters 22 (ODE-initial value, "dy/dx=f(x,y)")
Week 15, 12/07 Part 6. Chapters 24 (ODE-boundary value)
Week 16, 12/13 1:30pm-3:30pm Final Exam

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