Description
ENGR 120. NUMERICAL COMPUTING FOR ENGINEERS. This course introduces students to applied numerical computation, with an emphasis on solving typical engineering problems. Sequential logic programming is taught using MATLAB. Topics include array and scalar operators, program control elements, graphic and text I/O, internal and user-defined functions. Students are introduced to numerical methods such as root finding, solutions to systems of linear equations, linear regression, and numerical integration and differentiation. Basic understanding of high school physics is highly recommended. Corequisites: Mathematics 161. Semester course, three hours.