Explores the use of computer methods as an aid to solving engineering problems. Digital computer techniques are studied in a variety of engineering contexts. Topics include data manipulation, engineering analysis, and graphical presentation of information. Students learn to apply a variety of commercial or public domain engineering-related programs or routines and are required to write, document, and use, in design scenarios, programs of their own.
Considerable emphasis is placed on use of the computer as a tool in the engineering design process.
Steven C. Chapra and Raymond P. Canale, Numerical Methods for Engineers , McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1988. Autodesk Inc., The AutoCad Reference Manual , 1992. Mathsoft, MathCad 5.0. The labs are hands-on experience using the design tools taught in the course. They do not require written reports.