E 170 - INTRODUCTION TO MODELING AND SIMULATION (4 units)

This course introduces the concepts of analytic modeling and computer simulation, using small projects drawn from the multidisciplinary areas of Computational Engineering Science. Those areas covered span biology, chemistry, applied mathematics, and physics, as well as all areas of engineering. Models will progress sequentially through problem statement, mathematical model, approximations and analytic solution, discrete model, object-oriented model, implementation and simulation, visualization, and comparison to analysis, experiment and observation. Prerequisites: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing, Engin. 7 (or equiv.), Math 53, Math 54
Verboncoeur

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

• Grasselli & Pelinovsky, Numerical Mathematics (2008)

Course objective

• Gain skills in modeling and simulation of real
  world problems. Emphasis in Part I is on creating models from
  a general problem, making the models tractable for analytic and
  computational treatment.

Assessment of student progress toward course
objectives

• Assignments include weekly readings, weekly
  to biweekly homework assignments, and a take-home final exam project.
• Grades are based on homework (70%) and the final
  project (30%).