NUMERICAL METHODS WITH
APPLICATION
(MEC500)
Dr. Temitope T. Dele-Afolabi
School of Mechanical Engineering
Office: T1-A16-12A
e-mail: deleafolabitemitope@[Link]
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Code : MEC 500
Course Name : Numerical Methods with Applications
Level : Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) Mechanical
Credit unit :3
Contact Hours : Lecture : 2 hrs/week
Tutorial : 0 hrs/week
Practical : 2 hrs/week
Part :6
Course Status : Core
Prerequisite
COURSE OUTCOME
• Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
a) DESCRIBE various techniques and their limitations in
solving engineering problem (PO1, LO1, SS1]{C2}.
b) APPLY appropriate numerical techniques in solving
engineering problems [PO2, LO3, SS1]{C3}
c) EVALUATE the numerical techniques in solving
engineering problems [PO3, LO3, SS1]{C6}.
d) GENERATE computational approach to solve
mathematical problems [PO5, LO2, SS1]{P4}.
EXCEL MATLAB OCTAVE
SYLLABUS CONTENT
Week Topics Contact hours
Week 1 – 2 Chapter 1: Introduction 8 hours
• Introduction to Mathematical Modeling and 4 hours (L)
Computing Environment 4 hours (P)
• Approximation and Round Off Error
• Truncation Errors and Taylor Series
Week 3 - 4 Chapter 2: Roots of Equations 8 hours
• Bracketing Methods 4 hours (L)
• Open Methods 4 hours (P)
• Engineering Applications
• Assignment 1
Week 5 – 6 Chapter 3: Linear Algebraic Equations 8 hours
• Gauss Elimination 4 hours (L)
• Gauss-Seidel Methods 4 hours (P)
• LU Decomposition
• Engineering Applications
Week 7 Assignment 1 Deadline
Test 1 2 hours
SYLLABUS CONTENT
Week Topics Contact hours
Week 7 – 9 Chapter 4: Curve Fitting 8 hours
• Least-Squares Regression 4 hours (L)
• Interpolation 4 hours (P)
• Engineering Applications
• Assignment 2
Week 9 - 11 Chapter 5: Numerical Differentiation and 10 hours
Integration 5 hours (L)
• Newton-Cotes Integration 5 hours (P)
• Lagrange Integration
• Numerical Differentiation
• Engineering Applications
Week 12 – 13 Chapter 6: Ordinary Differential Equations 10 hours
• Initial Value Problems 5 hours (L)
• Boundary Value Problems 5 hours (P)
• Engineering Applications
Week 14 Assignment 2 Deadline
Test 2 2 hours
• CH1: Introduction
• CH2: Roots of equations
• concerned with the value of a variable
or a parameter that satisfies a single
nonlinear equation
• Solve for x so that f(x) = 0
• CH3: Systems of linear
equations
• a set of values is sought that
simultaneously satisfies a set of linear
algebraic equations
• Solve for x’s, given the a’s and c’s
𝑎11 𝑥1 + 𝑎12 𝑥2 = 𝑐1
𝑎21 𝑥1 + 𝑎22 𝑥2 = 𝑐2
• CH4: Curve fitting
• Fit curves to data points
• Regression & interpolation
• CH5: Numerical differentiation
and integration
• Integration: Find area under the curve
• Differentiation: Find slope of the curve
• CH6: Ordinary differential
equations
• Determine the rate of change of a
quantity
• Solve for y as a function of t
ASSESSMENT
• Coursework : 100 %
• Test 1 : 30 %
• Test 2 : 30 %
• Assignment 1 : 20 %
• Assignment 2 : 20 %
RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK & REFERENCES
Chapra, Steven C., and Canale, Raymond P., Numerical Methods for
Engineers, Eighth Edition, International Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2020.
Heath, Michael T., Scientific Computing: An Introductory Survey, Revised
2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2018, ISBN: 9781611975574
Chapra, Steven C., Applied Numerical Methods with MATLAB FOR
Engineers and Scientist, 4th, McGraw-Hill, 2018, ISBN: 9780073397962
Esfandiari, Ramin S., Numerical Method for Engineers and Scientists using
MATLAB, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, 2017, ISBN: 9781498777421