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Numerical Methods Course Outline 2020

This document provides information about the Numerical Methods course offered at AMOUD University's Faculty of Engineering. The 51-credit course aims to enable students to use numerical methods in civil engineering problems. Topics covered include solving systems of equations, approximations and errors, matrices and determinants, and numerical solutions to linear and non-linear equations. Assessment includes a midterm, final, assignments, and attendance. The course uses lectures, activities, homework, and MATLAB software.

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Numerical Methods Course Outline 2020

This document provides information about the Numerical Methods course offered at AMOUD University's Faculty of Engineering. The 51-credit course aims to enable students to use numerical methods in civil engineering problems. Topics covered include solving systems of equations, approximations and errors, matrices and determinants, and numerical solutions to linear and non-linear equations. Assessment includes a midterm, final, assignments, and attendance. The course uses lectures, activities, homework, and MATLAB software.

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AMOUD FACULTY OF

UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING
COURSE OUTLINE
Course code: MATH 6316
Course Title: Numerical Methods
Contact Hours: 51 Credit Units
Lecturer: Mr. Abdiqani Mohamed Aden, 063-4508606, [email protected]

Course Background
This course will enable students to make use of numerical methods in Civil Engineering.
Numerical methods in Civil Engineering are now used routinely in structural analysis to
determine the member forces and moments in structural systems, prior to design. They are most
useful in analyzing civil engineering problems with complicated geometries, material properties
and loading conditions, where analytical methods are either very difficult or impossible to use.

Purpose/ Aims
This course aims at providing the necessary basic concepts of a few numerical methods and give
procedures for solving numerically different kinds of problems occurring in engineering and
technology.

Course Objectives
After successful completion of the course students should be able to:
1. Understand numerical methods and their applications.
2. Analyze and solve systems of equations.
3. Determine approximations and round-off errors.
4. Familiar the theory of matrices and determinants.
5. Determine the numerical solution of non-linear equations.
6. Determine the numerical solution of linear equations.
7. Perform integration numerically.
8. Determine eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

Course Description
The course (Numerical Methods) introduces the numerical techniques commonly used by
Engineers. The topics covered include systems of equations in one, two and three variables; roots

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of equations; solving the numerical solution of linear and non-linear equations; theory of
matrices and determinants; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; numerical integration.
Course Content
Period Content Specific Content Weeks
1 Introduction 0.1 Introduction to the course 1
0.2 Course outline
2-3 Solving systems of 1.1 Solving systems of equations in one variable. 2
equations 1.2 Solving systems of equations in two variables.
1.3 Solving systems of equations in three variables.
4 Approximations and 2.1 Significant figures. 1
round-off errors 2.2 Accuracy and precision.
2.3 Scientific notation
2.4 Approximation and errors.
5–6 The theory of matrices 4.1 Matrix notation. 2
and determinants 4.2 Addition, subtraction and multiplication of matrices.
4.3 The unit matrix.
4.4 The determinant of a 2 by 2 and 3 by 3 matrix.
4.5 The inverse or reciprocal of a 2 by 2 and 3 by 3 matrix.
7 –8 Numerical solution of 5.1 Solving linear equations using matrices. 2
linear equations 5.2 Solving linear equations using Cramer’s Rule.
5.3 Solving linear equations using Gaus-Elimination
5.4 Solving linear equations using LU Decomposition
9 – 10 Numerical solution of 3.1 Introduction to iterative methods. 2
non-linear equations 3.2 The bisection method.
3.3 An algebraic method of successive approximations.
3.4 The Newton-Raphson method.
11 – 12 Eigen values and 6.1 Eigenvalues 2
Eigenvectors 6.2 Eigenvectors
6.3 Application
6.4 Matrix norms
13 – 15 Numerical integration 7.1 Introduction. 3
7.2 The trapezoidal rule.
7.3 The mid-ordinate rule.
7.4 Simpson’s rule.
7.5 Accuracy of numerical integration.

Course Assessment
Mid Term Examination 20%
Final Examination 60%
Assignment 10%
Attendance 10%
Total 100%

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Plagiarism
Student Found plagiarizing or engaging in other forms of cheating can expect to fail to the course.

Attendance
All Students are expected to attend all the assigned classes. Any student who is absent for 6 or more
classes will automatically receive grade F for the course.

Participation
Students are strongly encouraged to participate during each class with questions, answers or opinions.

Methodology
 Lectures based on Students Module
 Class Activities
 Homework Exercises
 Use of available software (MATLAB)

Reference Books
Higher Engineering Mathematics by John Bird, 8th Edition.
Numerical Methods for Engineers by C. Chapra and Raymond P. Canale, 7 th Edition.

Effective: September 15th 2020


………………………………..
Mr. Abdiqani M. Aden
Facilitator
…………………………………
Eng. Abdikarim I. Nour
Dean, Faculty of Engineering

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