ChE 310 - Numerical Methods
ChE 310 Fall 2019 Course Information
Instructor: Nigel F. Reuel (email)
TA: Adam Carr (email)
Lecture: Tues and Thurs 2:10 to 3:30 PM in Durham 0171
Office Hours (NFR): 3:30 to 5:00 Tues (2126 Sweeney) and Friday by appointment
Office Hours(AC): 4:00 to 6:00 Wed in (2126 Sweeney)
Office Hours (Dr. Roling - other 310 section): 2:30 to 4 Mon (2126 Sweeney)
Textbook: Applied Numerical Methods with Matlab for Engineers and Scientists
Steven C. Chapra, McGraw Hill 3rd Edition, 2012. [Newer editions are fine as well].
Amazon link
Full syllabus (download) (updated 8.15.2019)
We manage course discussion, announcements, file sharing and collaboration using SLACK. Link to our page.
[NOTE: requires invitation by professor]
Grade notebook can be viewed HERE (fields are anonymized by unique code name selected by you at start of course). If you see discrepancies on homework scores reach out to grader on slack @Mohammed. Copy @Reuel for any regrade request.
Tentative Course Schedule:
Instructor: Nigel F. Reuel (email)
TA: Adam Carr (email)
Lecture: Tues and Thurs 2:10 to 3:30 PM in Durham 0171
Office Hours (NFR): 3:30 to 5:00 Tues (2126 Sweeney) and Friday by appointment
Office Hours(AC): 4:00 to 6:00 Wed in (2126 Sweeney)
Office Hours (Dr. Roling - other 310 section): 2:30 to 4 Mon (2126 Sweeney)
Textbook: Applied Numerical Methods with Matlab for Engineers and Scientists
Steven C. Chapra, McGraw Hill 3rd Edition, 2012. [Newer editions are fine as well].
Amazon link
Full syllabus (download) (updated 8.15.2019)
We manage course discussion, announcements, file sharing and collaboration using SLACK. Link to our page.
[NOTE: requires invitation by professor]
Grade notebook can be viewed HERE (fields are anonymized by unique code name selected by you at start of course). If you see discrepancies on homework scores reach out to grader on slack @Mohammed. Copy @Reuel for any regrade request.
Tentative Course Schedule:
FINAL EXAM - December 19 from 7:30 to 9:30 AM
Course Materials
Class Materials
Class 1: Slides / Handout / MyFirstFunction / MyFirstScript
Class 2: Handout / State Fair Data / Corn Data / Class2Code
Class 3: Handout / WeatherData / Class Code / Another Yahtzee example
Class 4: Handout / IA PopData / elevation data / Animate Temp Profile example / Oil Mix Example / Class Yahtzee / Class Code
Class 5: Handout / Jan30 / Bulls1997 / 2017ClassData / Slides / Class code + added PDF examples
Class 6: Handout / Salary / Class Code
Class 7: Handout / Class Code / Pictures
Class 8: Handout / Finite Diff Sheet / Protein Data / Class Code
Class 9: CAREER FAIR
Class 10: Handout / Dist data / Practice Problems / incsearch / bisect / falsepos / Class Code
Class 11: Handout / Practice Problems / Fixed Point Iter / Newton Raphson / Secant / ModSecant / Class Code
Class 13: Handout / Visuals / goldmin / Class Code
Class 14: Handout / Visuals / GuassNaive / GaussPivot / tridiag / distillation fun / Class code
Class 15: Handout / Visuals / Class code
Class 16: Handout / Video of Lecture [watch at home, Dr. Reuel out]/ Visuals / GaussSeidel / NewtMult / Class code
Class 17: Handout / Visuals / 660nm Data / Class code
Class 18: Handout / Reactor Data / Class code
Class 19: Handout / NIST Reading 1 / NIST Reading 2 / Class code
Class 20: DoE LAB Handout / ClassCode
Class 21: gluc data / Handout / Visuals / RocketData / class code
Class 22: Handout 1 / Handout 2 / extra problems / romberg / class code
Class 23: Practice / [also see video below from Nov. 8 help session]
Class 25: Handout 1/ Handout 2 / eulode / rk4sys / class code
Class 26: Handout / Projectile Motion / Finite Element 24.14 Statement / 24.14 Key / 24.21 Solution / Class Code
Class 27: [Dr. Reuel in Boston] Recorded Lecture / Handout / Fogler Examples / Warm Up
Class 28: ODE Practice with Dr. Roling - Lecture materials / In class materials
Class 29: Demo day SLIDES / class project code
Class 30: Handout / Review Slides / Review ODE, FD, and INTERP problem / Paper work for FD
Friday Help Sessions
Oct 18: Interpolation video
Oct 25: Loops and stimulus response video
Nov 8: Closed Book Exam 2 review video
Project Example
Phase 1 [project brainstorm, memo to boss format]
Phase 2 [1-2 pages with the following:
•Project Title
•Executive summary (1 paragraph, what is the plan in brief?)
•Project plan (detail what you are going to do, what data do you have?)
•Team roles (name and what part of the project you will accomplish)
•Timeline
•Expected product]
Phase 3 Example
- Rubric for phase 3
Class 1: Slides / Handout / MyFirstFunction / MyFirstScript
Class 2: Handout / State Fair Data / Corn Data / Class2Code
Class 3: Handout / WeatherData / Class Code / Another Yahtzee example
Class 4: Handout / IA PopData / elevation data / Animate Temp Profile example / Oil Mix Example / Class Yahtzee / Class Code
Class 5: Handout / Jan30 / Bulls1997 / 2017ClassData / Slides / Class code + added PDF examples
Class 6: Handout / Salary / Class Code
Class 7: Handout / Class Code / Pictures
Class 8: Handout / Finite Diff Sheet / Protein Data / Class Code
Class 9: CAREER FAIR
Class 10: Handout / Dist data / Practice Problems / incsearch / bisect / falsepos / Class Code
Class 11: Handout / Practice Problems / Fixed Point Iter / Newton Raphson / Secant / ModSecant / Class Code
Class 13: Handout / Visuals / goldmin / Class Code
Class 14: Handout / Visuals / GuassNaive / GaussPivot / tridiag / distillation fun / Class code
Class 15: Handout / Visuals / Class code
Class 16: Handout / Video of Lecture [watch at home, Dr. Reuel out]/ Visuals / GaussSeidel / NewtMult / Class code
Class 17: Handout / Visuals / 660nm Data / Class code
Class 18: Handout / Reactor Data / Class code
Class 19: Handout / NIST Reading 1 / NIST Reading 2 / Class code
Class 20: DoE LAB Handout / ClassCode
Class 21: gluc data / Handout / Visuals / RocketData / class code
Class 22: Handout 1 / Handout 2 / extra problems / romberg / class code
Class 23: Practice / [also see video below from Nov. 8 help session]
Class 25: Handout 1/ Handout 2 / eulode / rk4sys / class code
Class 26: Handout / Projectile Motion / Finite Element 24.14 Statement / 24.14 Key / 24.21 Solution / Class Code
Class 27: [Dr. Reuel in Boston] Recorded Lecture / Handout / Fogler Examples / Warm Up
Class 28: ODE Practice with Dr. Roling - Lecture materials / In class materials
Class 29: Demo day SLIDES / class project code
Class 30: Handout / Review Slides / Review ODE, FD, and INTERP problem / Paper work for FD
Friday Help Sessions
Oct 18: Interpolation video
Oct 25: Loops and stimulus response video
Nov 8: Closed Book Exam 2 review video
Project Example
Phase 1 [project brainstorm, memo to boss format]
Phase 2 [1-2 pages with the following:
•Project Title
•Executive summary (1 paragraph, what is the plan in brief?)
•Project plan (detail what you are going to do, what data do you have?)
•Team roles (name and what part of the project you will accomplish)
•Timeline
•Expected product]
Phase 3 Example
- Rubric for phase 3
