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This document outlines the core professional course "Numerical methods in chemical engineering" for the Bachelor of Engineering program. The course covers various numerical methods including approximations, solving equations, curve fitting, differentiation, and integration. It is a 4-credit course taught over 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of tutorial per week. The exam will consist of a 70-mark theory exam and 30-mark practical exam. The course aims to help chemical engineering students solve complex problems numerically.

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NMICE

This document outlines the core professional course "Numerical methods in chemical engineering" for the Bachelor of Engineering program. The course covers various numerical methods including approximations, solving equations, curve fitting, differentiation, and integration. It is a 4-credit course taught over 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of tutorial per week. The exam will consist of a 70-mark theory exam and 30-mark practical exam. The course aims to help chemical engineering students solve complex problems numerically.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code: 3140510
Semester – IV
Subject Name: Numerical methods in chemical engineering

Type of course: Core Professional course

Prerequisite: Algebra

Rationale: It is necessary for Chemical Engineering students to solve complex problem.

Teaching and Examination Scheme:

Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Marks Total


L T P C Theory Marks Practical Marks Marks
ESE (E) PA (M) ESE (V) PA (I)
3 1 0 4 70 30 0 0 100

Content:

Sr. No. Content Total


Hrs

1 Approximations and Errors: 3


Types of Errors, Significant figures, Accuracy of Numbers, Precision, Error Propagation,
Applications in Chemical Engineering
2 Solution of Algebraic and Transcendental Equations: 8
Basic Properties of Equations, Relations between Roots and Coefficients, Descartes Rule
of Sign, Synthetic Division of a Polynomial by a Linear Expression, Bracketing Methods
(Bisection, Secant, Method of False Position or Regula Falsi, etc.), Convergence of
Iterative Methods, Newton-Raphson Method, Newton-Raphson Method for Non Linear
Equations in Two Variables (Numericals based on application in chemical engineering)
3 Solution of Linear Equations: 7
Mathematical Background, Matrix inversion, Gauss Elimination, Gauss-Jordan Method,
Gauss-Seidel Iteration Method, Jacobi’s Method, Gauss-Seidel Method, Eigen Value
Problem (Numericals based on application in chemical engineering)
4 Curve Fitting 7
Method of Least Squares, Fitting a Straight Line and a Polynomial, Fitting a Non-linear
Function, Fitting Geometric and Exponential Curves, Fitting a Hyperbola, a Trigonometric
Function, etc (Numericals based on application in chemical engineering)
5 Finite Differences & Interpolation: 6
Finite Differences: Forward, Backward and Divided Differences Table, Central
Differences, Newton’s Forward, Backward and Divided Differences Interpolation
Formula, Interpolation Polynomials, Lagrange Interpolation Formula, Inverse Interpolation
(Numericals based on application in chemical engineering)
6 Numerical Differentiation & Integration: 6
Differentiation Formula based on Tabulator at Equal and Unequal Intervals, Newton-Cotes
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w.e.f. AY 2018-19
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code: 3140510
Integration Formulas, Trapezoidal Rule and Simpson’s 1/3 and 3/8 Rule (Numericals
based on application in chemical engineering)
7 Ordinary Differential Equations : 8
Taylor’s Series and Euler’s Method, Modifications and Improvements in Euler’s Method,
Runge-Kutta 2nd Order & 4th Order Methods, Milne’s Predictor-Corrector Methods,
Boundary Value Problems (Numericals based on application in chemical engineering)

Suggested Specification table with Marks (Theory): (For BE only)

Distribution of Theory Marks

R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level


17 18 10 11 7 7

Legends: R: Remembrance; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C:


Create and above Levels (Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

Note: This specification table shall be treated as a general guideline for students and teachers. The actual
distribution of marks in the question paper may vary slightly from above table.

Reference Books:

1.
S C Chapra and R P Canale, Numerical Methods for Engineers, McGraw Hill International Edition.
2.
S S Shastry, Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis, Prentice Hall of India.
3.
B S Grewal, Numerical Methods in Engineering & Science, Khanna Publishers.
4.
M K Jain, S R K Iyengar and R K Jain, Numerical Methods for Scientific and Engineering
Computation, Wiley Eastern.
Course Outcomes:

Sr. CO statement Marks % weightage


No.

CO-1 Find accuracy of numbers, errors and propagation of errors. 25

CO-2 Differentiate types of equation based on linearity and order 25

CO-3 Find the root of linear, non-linear and linear algebraic equations 15

CO-4 Analyze and solve finite difference-interpolation and numerical 15


integration problems.
CO-5 Arrange the data and find out coefficient of equation for curve fitting 10

CO-6 Compare variety of numerical methods for solving ordinary differential 10


equation

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