Introduction

Solving problems in engineering often relies on a numerical method when an analytical method is complex or not available. In such cases computers are employed to perform the numerical calculations with speed and accuracy.

Numerical analysis is very large discipline; see the list of topics given in wikipedia. The aim of EP 208 is to introduce the student to some basic numerical methods commonly used in engineering. Emphasis is placed on the study of methods that require only a basic knowledge of programming to implement them; the student therefore has the opportunity to gain an applied knowledge of the numerical methods. This is encouraged in programming lab sessions where the student has a chance to become more familiar with methods taught in the lectures. See the "course content" for more details of the topics covered the course.

By the end of the course, the student will be able to approach some problems from a computational point of view and be able to implement solutions in the form of dedicated computer programs.