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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Civil and Environmental Engineering

421-402 Mathematics for Engineers Unit 4.1

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor R. L. Hughes

Prerequisite/s:

An Honour in Mathematics for Engineers Unit 3.1 (or equivalent).

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of tutorials

Objectives:

On completion of this course students should have:

  • a background in interchanging problems between variational form (as is used in the finite element method of numerical analysis for instance) and differential equation form;

  • an understanding of the methods for evaluating difficult integrals which commonly occur in engineering situations.

Content:

Part 1 Calculus of Variations: Euler's equation, integral and algebraic constraints, Sturm-Liouville problems, Ritz method, numerical methods, adjoint problems.

Part 2 Advanced Complex Analysis: Series expansions, residues, contour integration. Asymptotic methods, stationary phase, steepest descent, WKB theory.

Assessment:

One three-hour examination at the end of first semester. Plus additional tests and assignments to a maximum value of 10%.
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