NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
Numerical Methods in Engineering (GTIAE)
Introductory course to Numerical Methods applied to engineering problems using Matlab. It corresponds to undergrad second year course at the ETSEIB (UPC-BarcelonaTech).
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Index:
T0 - Numbers and Computers
T1 - Interpolation: Shape Functions
T2 - Iteration Methods
T3 - Linear Systems
T4 - Partial Differential Equations
T5 - Ordinary Differential Equations
T0 - Numbers and Computers
How to plot using Matlab.
How to manipulate images using Matlab.
Practices
P0.1 - Read and Write numbers using Matlab
Short introduction to managing numerical results using a txt file or a spreadsheet.
P0.2 - 2D-3D Plot Using Matlab
Short introduction to the different possibilities of plotting data with Matlab.
T1 - Interpolation: Shape Functions
Theory
In this presentation the following concepts are introduced: Interpolation. Lagrange Interpolation. Splines. Shape Functions 1D-2D. Triangular Elements. Quadrilateral Elements.
Practices
P1.1 - Interpolation 1D
Interpolation 1D . Introduction of the polyfit and polyval Matlab functions. Splines and interp1.
P1.2 - Triangle Shape Functions
Shape function for triangles . Load triangular mesh files. Barycentric coordinates. Is inside function.
P1.3 - Quadrilateral Shape Functions
Shape function for quadrilaterals . Barycentric coordinates for quadrilateral elements. Is inside function.
T2 - Iteration
Theory
In this presentation we introduce one of the most important tool in scientific computation, the iterative procedures. We will see different applications where iterative methods are the best approaches to the solution.
Practices
P2.1 - Iteration 1D
Iteration 1D . The concept of successive approach to the solution. Graphical Convergence and Chaotic systems.
P2.2 - Iteration 2D. Fractal sets. (students homework)
Examples of Complex Iteration . Mandelbrot and Julia sets.
T3 - Linear Systems
Theory
In this presentation we introduce the different numerical methods to solve linear systems of equations from both direct and iterative approaches.
Practices
P3.2 - SVD: Oriented Bounding Box
SVD decomposition method applied to compute the Bounding Box of a 3D model.
P3.3 - Capture Smartphone Sensor Data: Step Counter
Application to count the steps recorded from Matlab on your smartphone.
P3.4 - Iterative Methods for Linear Systems
Iterative methods applied to the solution of linear systems of equations. Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel and Gradient Conjugate Methods.
T4 - Partial Differential Equations (PDE)
Theory
In this presentation we introduce the different numerical methods to approximate the solution of Partial Diffferential Equations (PDE) using Finite Differences.
Practices
P4.1 - Poisson's Equation: Sparse Matrix
Example of 2D Poisson's Partial Differential Equations using Finite Differences.
T5 - Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE)
Theory
In this presentation we introduce the different numerical methods to approximate the solution of Ordinary Diffferential Equations (ODE) using Initial Value Problems (IPV). Methods like Euler, Mid Point or Runge-Kutta are explained.
Practices
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