CHE 358

Numerical Methods
for Engineers
Prepared by:
Dr. K. Mensah - Darkwa
Lesson-01
Introduction
CHE 358
Numerical Methods
Lecturer:
Dr. K. Mensah-Darkwa
Class Schedule:
MSE III:

Tue

08.00 10.00; PB008

METE III: Tue

08.00 10.00; PB008

Teaching Assistant:
Mr. Solomon Hanson-Duntu
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Course Outline
Roots
Bracketing Methods
Open Methods

Linear and non-Linear systems of equations

Gauss Elimination
Gauss-Seidel
LU decomposition/factorization
Cholesky Factorization

Polynomial Interpolation
Numerical Integration and Differentiation
Ordinary differential equations
Initial-Value Problems (IVP)
Boundary-Value Problems (BVP)

Applications

Course Features

Theory Slides on Canvas

Tutorials in class
In class Quizzes (Every Week)
Assignments
Attendance
Assessments
Mid-Semester (to be announced)
End of Semester (to be announced)
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Class Policy

Attendance is mandatory, strictly enforced,

and will be recorded each time the class
meets.
Missing Class:
Reason for absence, with proof, must be
stated within 2 days of absence.
Late classwork / homework / assignments
will not be accepted.
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Quizzes/Assignments - Submission Checklist

All Quizzes/Assignments are to be submitted only on the
Template (HW TempCHE358.pdf) (Download from Canvas online).
Each Quiz/Assignment problem must be on a separate
sheet of paper. If you need more than one sheet you
should staple them together. (do not submit lose papers)
Turn assignment in before class starts on the due date.
(No late work will be graded)
When collaborating/working in a team, be sure to write
the index numbers of those you are working with at the
back of your first page.

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Grade Evaluation
Continuous Assessment (30 %)

Assignments + Quizzes (10 %)

Attendance (5 %)
Mid-Semester (15 %)
Participation in Class (Bonus)

End of Semester (70 %)

Section A (40 %)
Section B (60 %)
Meticulous/Methodical solution (Bonus)

The University Grading Scale

70-100 A; 60-69 B; 50-59 C; 40-49 D; 0-39 F
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Course Text Book

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The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can
ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many
questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard
to answer
By: Alice Wellington Rollins

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The

superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
By: William Arthur Ward

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve

me and I'll understand.
Chinese Proverb
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If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if
you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have
to keep moving forward.
By: Martin Luther King Jr.

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