Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Course Code

Course Title

Course Planner

Lectures

MEC318

NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING

17093::Sachin Kansal

Course Category

Courses with numerical and conceptual focus

Tutorials Practicals Credits

2.0

1.0

TextBooks
Sr No

Title

Author

T-1

APPLIED NUMERICAL METHODS STEVEN C. CHAPRA

WITH MATLAB FOR ENGINEERS
AND SCIENTISTS

Edition

Year

Publisher Name

3rd

2012

TATA MCGRAW - HILL EDUCATION

Edition

Year

Publisher Name

2011

TATA MCGRAW HILL, INDIA

Reference Books
Sr No

Title

Author

R-1

NUMERICAL METHODS FOR

ENGINEERS

CHAPRA AND CANALE 5th

R-2

ADVANCE NUMERICAL
METHODS

KREYSZIG

R-3

APPLIED NUMERICAL METHODS ROBERT J. SCHILLING, 1st

FOR ENGINEERING (USING
SANDRA L. HARRIS
MATLAB AND C)

1st

WILEY
2007

CENGAGE LEARNING

Other Reading
Sr No

Journals articles as Compulsary reading (specific articles, complete reference)

OR-1

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291097-0207 ,

OR-2

http://www.elsevier.com/journals/subjects/engineering-and-technology/numerical-methods-in-engineering ,

Relevant Websites
Sr No

(Web address) (only if relevant to the course)

Salient Features

RW-1

http://www.avatto.com/engineering/mathematics/mcqs/numericalmethods/questions/97/1.html

Online practice objective questions

LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks)

Detailed Plan For Lectures

Weeks before MTE

Weeks After MTE

Spill Over

0.0

3.0

Week
Lecture
Number Number

Broad Topic(Sub Topic)

Week 1

Introduction to Numerical
Methods(Simple
mathematical model)

T-1:1.1

Introduction to Numerical
Methods(Conservation Laws
in Engineering)

T-1:1.2

Introduction to Numerical
Methods(Significant
Figures)

Lecture 1

Lecture 2

Week 2

Lecture 3

Lecture 4

Chapters/Sections of Other Readings,

Text/reference
Relevant Websites,
books
Audio Visual Aids,
software and Virtual
Labs

Lecture Description

Learning Outcomes Pedagogical Tool Live Examples

Demonstration/
Case Study /
Images /
animation / ppt
etc. Planned

OR-1

Definition of
mathematical model,
variables and
conservation laws in
engineering and
sciences

Knowledge and
understanding
prerequisites for the
effective
implementation of
any
physical laws in
engineering

White board

OR-2

Definition of
mathematical model,
variables and
conservation laws in
engineering and
sciences

Knowledge and
understanding
prerequisites for the
effective
implementation of
any
physical laws in
engineering

White board

T-1:4.1

Description of
significant figures,
difference between
accuracy and precision

Students are able to

learn difference
between accuracy
and precision

White board

Introduction to Numerical
Methods(Accuracy and
Precision)

T-1: 4.1

Description of
significant figures,
difference between
accuracy and precision

Students are able to

learn difference
between accuracy
and precision

White board

Introduction to Numerical
Methods(Error Definitions)

T-1:4.1.2 4.2

Defination of error,
Type of errors and
description of round off
errors

Errors associated
with
calculations and
measurements

White board

Introduction to Numerical
Methods(Round off Errors)

T-1:4.1.2 4.2

Defination of error,
Type of errors and
description of round off
errors

Errors associated
with
calculations and
measurements

White board

Introduction to Numerical
Methods(Truncation Errors)

T-1:4.3

Description of Taylor
series and truncation
error

Errors from
approximation in
place of an exact
mathematical
procedure

White board

Introduction to Numerical
Methods(The Taylor Series)

T-1:4.3

Description of Taylor
series and truncation
error

Errors from
approximation in
place of an exact
mathematical
procedure

White board

Example of
target practice
problem from
bullet

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Lecture 5

Introduction to Numerical
Methods(Total numerical
error)

Lecture 6

Roots of Equations
(Bracketing methods)

T-1:5.1 5.2 5.3

Description of roots in
engineering and science,
graphical and bracketing
method

Exploit the fact that a White board

function typically
changes sign in the
vicinity of a root

Roots of Equations
(Graphical methods)

T-1:5.1 5.2 5.3

Description of roots in
engineering and science,
graphical and bracketing
method

Exploit the fact that a White board

function typically
changes sign in the
vicinity of a root

Lecture 7

Roots of Equations
(Bisection method)

T-1:5.4

Bisection method

Students are able to White board

find the root and error
associated with
bisection method

Lecture 8

Roots of Equations(False
position method)

T-1:5.5

False position method

Students are able to White board

find the root and error
associated with false
position method

T-1:6.1

Introduction to open
method for root location
and Simple fixed point
Iteration

Students are able to White board

find roots with simple
fixed point iteration
method

Lecture 10 Roots of Equations(Simple

fixed point Iteration)

T-1:4.4

Lecture 9
Week 6

Test1

Lecture 11 Roots of Equations(Newton

raphson method)

Roots of Equations(Secant
method)

Week 7

Total numerical error,

Students are able to White board
Error analysis of
get knowledge about
numerical differentiation total numerical error
and error propagation

T-1:6.2 6.3

Newton raphson method Students are able to White board

and secant method for
understand difference
root location
between newton
raphson and secant
method to find the
root

T-1:6.2 6.3

Newton raphson method Students are able to White board

and secant method for
understand difference
root location
between newton
raphson and secant
method to find the
root

Lecture 12 Curve Fitting(Least square

regression)

T-1:14.3

Linear least square

regression, criteria for
best fit, Quantification
of error of linear
regression, Interpolation

Techniques of curve White board

fitting by linear least
square regression, fit
curve to such data to
obtain intermediate
estimates

Lecture 13 Curve Fitting(Least square

regression)

T-1:14.3

Linear least square

regression, criteria for
best fit, Quantification
of error of linear
regression, Interpolation

Techniques of curve White board

fitting by linear least
square regression, fit
curve to such data to
obtain intermediate
estimates

Week 7

Lecture 14 Curve Fitting(Interpolation)

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MID-TERM
Week 8

Week 9

Lecture 15 Linear Algebraic Equations

(Gauss Elimination)

T-1:9.2 9.3

Introduction to linear
algebra, Naive gauss
elimination, Pivoting

Students are able to White board

solve linear algebraic
equations by
combining equations
to
eliminate unknowns

Lecture 16 Linear Algebraic Equations

(LU Decomposition and
matrix Inversion)

T-1:10.1 10.2 12.1

12.1.1 12.1.3

LU Decomposition,
Gauss seidel,
Convergence and
diagonal dominance,
relaxation

Students are able to White board

solve linear algebraic
equations by
combining equations
to eliminate unknown

Lecture 17 Linear Algebraic Equations

(LU Decomposition and
matrix Inversion)

T-1:10.1 10.2 12.1

12.1.1 12.1.3

LU Decomposition,
Gauss seidel,
Convergence and
diagonal dominance,
relaxation

Students are able to White board

solve linear algebraic
equations by
combining equations
to eliminate unknown

Lecture 18 Linear Algebraic Equations

(LU Decomposition and
matrix Inversion)

T-1:10.1 10.2 12.1

12.1.1 12.1.3

LU Decomposition,
Gauss seidel,
Convergence and
diagonal dominance,
relaxation

Students are able to White board

solve linear algebraic
equations by
combining equations
to eliminate unknown

Spill Over

Spill Over

Week 10 Lecture 19 Linear Algebraic Equations

(Special matrices and Gauss
seidel)
Lecture 20
Week 11 Lecture 21 Numerical Differentiation
and Integration(Newton
cotes integration)

Lecture 22 Numerical Differentiation

and Integration(Trapezoidal
rule)

Week 12 Lecture 23 Numerical Differentiation

and Integration(Simpson's
rule)

Test2
T-1:19.1 19.2

T-1:19.3 19.3.1
19.3.2

T-1:19.4 19.6

RW-1

Introduction to
integration, Newton
Cotes formula

Students are able to White board

integration an
equation with
Newton cotes method
of integration

Trapezoidal rule,
Composite Trapezoidal
rule

Students are able to White board

integration an
equation with
Newton cotes method
of integration

Simpson's rule,
Simpson's 1/3 and 1/8
rule, Composite
Simpson's 1/3 and 1/8
rule, Integration with
unequal segments

Students are able to White board

integration an
equation with
Newton cotes method
of integration

Week 12 Lecture 24 Numerical Differentiation

and Integration(Simpson's
rule)

T-1:19.4 19.6

RW-1

Simpson's rule,
Simpson's 1/3 and 1/8
rule, Composite
Simpson's 1/3 and 1/8
rule, Integration with
unequal segments

Week 13 Lecture 25

Students are able to White board

integration an
equation with
Newton cotes method
of integration

Test3

Lecture 26 Numerical Differentiation

and Integration(Gauss
Quadrature)
Week 14 Lecture 27 Ordinary Differential
Equations(Euler's Method)
Ordinary Differential
Equations(Runge kutta
methods)
Lecture 28 Ordinary Differential
Equations(Boundary value
and Eigen value problems)

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Spill Over

T-1:22.2 22.4
22.4.2

Euler's Mehod,
Runge- Kutta Method
(Only fourth order)

Solving Ordinary
Differential
Equations

White board

T-1:22.2 22.4
22.4.2

Euler's Mehod,
Runge- Kutta Method
(Only fourth order)

Solving Ordinary
Differential
Equations

White board

T-1:Chapter 24

Boundary Value
Problems (Introduction
only)

Solving Ordinary
Differential
Equations

White board

SPILL OVER
Week 15 Lecture 29

Spill Over

Lecture 30

Spill Over

Scheme for CA:

Component

Frequency

Test

Out Of
2

Each Marks Total Marks

3

Total :-

10

20

10

20

Details of Academic Task(s)

AT No.

Objective

Topic of the Academic Task

Nature of Academic Task

(group/individuals/field
work

Evaluation Mode

Allottment /
submission Week

Test1

To evaluate the
concepts of
numerical methods
and location of root
in close interwal

Simple mathematical model, Conservation Laws in Engineering, Individual

Significant Figures, Accuracy and Precision, Error Definitions,
Bracketing methods, Graphical methods, Bisection method, False
position method, Simple fixed point Iteration, Newton raphson
method, Secant method
Round off Errors, Truncation Errors, The Taylor Series, Total
numerical error

Student
Performance

4/5

Test2

To evaluate the
concepts of
numerical methods

Gauss Elimination, LU Decomposition and matrix Inversion,

Special matrices and Gauss seidel

Student
Performance

9 / 10

Individual

Test3

To evaluate the
concepts of
numerical methods

Newton cotes integration, Trapezoidal rule, Simpson's rule, Gauss Individual

Quadrature

Student
Performance

12 / 13

Plan for Tutorial: (Please do not use these time slots for syllabus coverage)
Tutorial No.

Lecture Topic

Type of pedagogical tool(s) planned

(case analysis,problem solving test,role play,business game etc)

Tutorial1

Prolems on Simple mathematical model, Conservation Laws in

Engineering, Significant Figures, Accuracy and Precision

Case Analysis,Problem Solving

Tutorial2

Prolems on Error Definitions, Round off Errors, Truncation Errors,

Taylor Series

Problem Solving

Tutorial3

Problems on Total numerical error, Bracketing methods, Graphical

methods

Problem Solving

Tutorial4

Problems on finding the roots with Bisection method, False position

method

Problem Solving

Tutorial5

Prolems on Simple fixed point Iteration

Problem Solving

Tutorial6

Prolems on Newton raphson method, Secant method

Problem Solving

Tutorial7

Prolems on Curve fitting by least square regression, Interpolation

Problem Solving

Tutorial8

Problems for solving the equations with Gauss Elimination, LU

Decomposition and matrix Inversion

Problem Solving

Tutorial9

Problems on Special matrices and Gauss seidel

Problem Solving

Tutorial10

Prolem related to Newton cotes integration

Problem Solving

Tutorial11

Prolems on Trapezoidal rule

Problem Solving

Tutorial12

Problems on Simpson's rule

Problem Solving

Tutorial13

Prolems on Gauss Quadrature

Problem Solving

Tutorial14

Prolems on Euler's Method, Runge kutta methods, Boundary value

and Eigen value

Problem Solving

After Mid-Term