Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kaufman Hall Room 135
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0241, USA
Tel) (757) 683-3753
Fax) (757) 683-5354

 

	
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Core Information
Course CEE 305 CEE Computation
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
Fall Semester, ODU Campus
Session Fall Session #1
Instructor Dr. Duc T. Nguyen, Professor, CEE, KH 130-C
Phone (757) 683-3761
Fax (757) 683-5354
e-mail <nguyen@cee.odu.edu>
Office Hours see posting on KH Room 130-C

Textbook and References
   

Required Textbook:

See Textbook information

References:
None

Grading Policy
   

  1. Homeworks will be assigned and collected
  2. No late assignments will be accepted
  3. Approx. 2 or 3 tests + Final exam will be given
  4. Course grade will be based upon:
    2 or 3 tests 45% + ALL computer programs 15% + final exam 40%
  5. Numerical accuracy of calculations is critical for grading tests/exam
  6. No make-up quizes,tests or final exam will be given, unless medical certificate of illness is shown (Make-up Test will be MORE DIFFICULT than the regular test !!)

Attendance Policy

Attendance is not required but is strongly recommended since absences can have a negative effect on the student's learning and performance. Also, a student must be present for all quizzes, tests, and examinations.

Honor Code

All homework, quizzes, and exams that are turned in for credit should contain either the honor code pledge written out completely, or the words "Honor Pledge" written next to your signature. Collaboration with others is permissible on homework assignments only.



Tentative Course Outline
 

CEE 305 CEE Computation
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
ODU Campus
Fall Session

  1. Invited seminars by researchers/engineers from NASA LaRC/NNS industries
  2. Students' take home exam to summarize books/journal papers on practical (real life) applications of CEE 305 course materials
  3. Computer Graphical Simulations (STADD III/Drs. Hou's/Bunting's videos)
  4. Visit ODU Laboratories

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  Topics Homework Problems Class Hours

[1]

Introduction, A Simple Math Model, Conservation Law (Chapter 1)
Approximation & Errors (Chapter 3)


#1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8 , 3.4, 3.8


End of week 01

[2]

Truncation errors & Taylor series (Chapter 4)


#4.1, 4.5, 4.8


End of week 02

[3]

Roots of Equations:Bisection, and False-Position Methods (Chapter 5)
Newton-Raphson^ Method (Chapter 6)


#5.1, 5.10-5.12, 6.1, 6.2, 6.5


End of week 03

[4]

Review (Chapter 8):



End of week 04

[5]

Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations: Gauss Elimination, Pivoting (Chapter 9)


#9.1, 9.2, 9.8, 9.9


End of week 05

[6]

Matrix Inversion LU Decomposition, Banded Systems (Chapter 10)
Gauss-Seidel, Choleski Methods^ (Chapter 11)


#10.2, 10.3, 10.5, 10.7
#11.1, 11.2, 11.4, 11.6


End of week 06 ----> TEST #01

[7]

Review (Chapter 12):



End of week 07

[8]

Curve Fitting: Linear Regression, Least Square Regression (Chapter 17)


#17.4, 17.6


End of week 08

[9]

Newton, and Lagrange Interpolation Polynomials (Chapter 18)


#18.1-18.3, 18.6


End of week 09

[10]

Fourier Approximation, Fourier Integrals^ & Transforms^, Fast Fourier Transform^ (Chapter 19)


#19.4-19.5


End of week 10 ----> TEST #02

[11]

Review (Chapter 20):



End of week 11

[12]

Numerical Integration: Trapezoidal Rule, Symson's Rule (Chapter 21)
Gauss Quadrature^ (Chapter 22)


#21.1, 21.2, 21.4, 21.6, 22.4


End of week 12

[13]

Review (Chapter 24):



End of week 13

[14]

Ordinary Differential Equations:Euler Method (Chapter 25)
Runge Kutta Method^, System of Simultaneous D.E.^ (Chapter 25)


#25.2, 25.5


End of week 14

[15]

Review (Chapter 28):



End of week 15


NOTES:
  1. The symbol ^ indicates the topic will be covered only if time permits
  2. PRACTICAL ASPECTS: NASA Aircraft Engine NOISE REDUCTION (Dr. Watson) FINAL EXAM WEEK !!
  3. "UNRESTRICTED Free" FORTRAN 77 (with extensions, called g77 FORTRAN compiler) can be downloaded (by Dr. J. Qin) from: www.gnu.org
  4. or alternative FREE FORTRAN compiler from:
    http://www.salford.co.uk/software/compilers/ftn77pe.html