| CODE | BCE4014 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Numerical Analysis in Engineering | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Civil and Structural Engineering | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | 1. Introduction to Numerical Methods. 2. Approximations; Polynomial Interpolation; Least Squares Method; Differentiation and Integration. 3. Solution of Non-Linear Equations; Newton-Raphson Method. 4. Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations. 5. Finite Difference Methods. Reading List: Gerald, C.F., Applied Numerical Analysis, 2nd ed., Addison Wesley, Ontario, 1978 (ISBN No.: 0 201 02696 1). de Vahl Davis, G., Numerical Methods in Engineering and Science, Chapman and Hall, London 1986 (ISBN No.: 0 412 43880 1). Noble, B., Numerical Methods: 2; Differences, Integration and Differential Equations, Oliver and Boyd, London, 1964. Press, W.H., Flannery, B.P., Teukolsky, S.A. & Vetterling, W.T., Numerical Recipes : The Art of Scientific Computing (Fortran Version), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992 (ISBN No.: 0 521 38330 7). Ghali, A. & Neville, A.M., Structural Analysis – A Unified Classical and Matrix Approach, 2nd ed., Chapman and Hall, London 1978 (ISBN No.: 0 412 14990 7). |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE BCE3003 | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marc Bonello |
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