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E P 471

INTERMEDIATE PROBLEM SOLVING FOR ENGINEERS

3 credits.

Use of computational tools for the solution of problems encountered in engineering physics applications. Topics covered include orbital mechanics, structural vibrations, beam and plate deformations, heat transfer, neutron diffusion, and criticality. Emphasis will be on modeling, choice of appropriate algorithms, and model validation.

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Requisites: ( E P 271 or COMP SCI 220 ) and ( MATH 319 , 320 , 376 or concurrent enrollment), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Numerically solve systems of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) Audience: Undergraduate 2. Numerically solve 1-D boundary value problems Audience: Undergraduate 3. Numerically solve eigenvalue problems Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply the basic techniques of Monte Carlo methods Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply the basic techniques of numerically solving partial differential equations (PDEs) Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply techniques from outcomes 1-5 to multi-step engineering problems Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Numerically solve systems of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) Audience: Undergraduate 2. Numerically solve 1-D boundary value problems Audience: Undergraduate 3. Numerically solve eigenvalue problems Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply the basic techniques of Monte Carlo methods Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply the basic techniques of numerically solving partial differential equations (PDEs) Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply techniques from outcomes 1-5 to multi-step engineering problems Audience: Undergraduate

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