University of California, Davis
Department of Chemical Engineering and
Materials Science

ECM 90X: Numerical Methods: Honors Section
(CRN# 66266)

Spring Quarter 2008

M (5:10-6:00 PM)
Room 267 Olson

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Instructors: Brian G. Higgins
Office : Bainer 3012
Office Hours: Tues: TBA
Bainer 3012
Phone: 752-8780
e-mail: bghiggins@ucdavis.edu

Course Overview

The honors class will build on the material covered in ECM6, but consider more advanced programming skills. The following Concepts & Skills will be emphasized in ECM90X_6
    CONCEPTS
  1. Algorithms and data structures
  2. Control structure and program design
  3. Iteration and Recursion
  4. Solution of algebraic and differential equations
  5. Visualization of data - graphics programming
    SKILLS
  1. Proficiency in using Mathematica
  2. Implementing numerical methods in software.
  3. Applying numerical methods to chemical engineering problems

Computer Lab
Student will be required to use Mathematica do do their homework. Mathematica 6.0 is installed on the Department computer lab in Bainer 2129B. See lab web site for additional information. Students are urged to purchase their own copy of Mathematica 6.0

Course Grade

The overall letter grade for the course will be determined from homework assignments: Homework & Exams Policies:

All homework must be turned in before the beginning of the class. Your homework MUST be prepared in the form of a Mathematica notebook using the ArticleClassic Style sheet. A template for your homework can be downloaded Homework Template. A printed copy of your notebook should be presented with correct pagination and stapled together. Mathematica code with the output should be displayed. You may be required if asked to submit a electronic version of your notebook if the TA needs to verify that the output matches the code. Homework that is not stapled will not be graded. Late homework will not be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made. Some homework assignments are longer than others, and it is your responsibility to allot the appropriate amount of time for each assignment. Answers to all homework problems and the grading key for all exams will be available from this site as PDF or Mathematica Notebook files. When doing the homework, you should remember the words of Confucius:

"I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand."

In class, you hear and see. When you study the text, you see. When you do the homework by yourself, you do. Don't waste 2500 years of wisdom.
Classroom Behavior

The classroom will be a place of orderly discussion of computational methods and Mathematica. If you wish to discuss personal matters with your neighbor, you must do so elsewhere.

Special Needs

If you have a disability that impacts on your learning, we encourage you to talk with Prof. Higgins about it on a confidential basis so that we might collectively devise a strategy to overcome whatever barriers might exist.

Class Assistants

The TAs assigned for this course is XXXXXX and XXXXXX. They can be reached by email:.

References


  1. R.P. Feynman, "There is no learning without having to pose a question", The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, Perseus Publishing, Cambridge, MA