UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

College Park Campus

Spring Semester 2001

ENCE 203 – Computation Methods in Civil Engineering II (3 credit)

                     MWF  10:00 am – 10:50 am, EGR 3106

INSTRUCTOR:

                               Name:                   Dr. Ibrahim A. Assakkaf

                               Office Hours:   MW 11:15 am - 1:15 pm and by appointment

                               Room:                   0305, Engineering Classroom Building (EGR)

                                                            Center for Technology and Systems Management (CTSM)

                               Telephone:            (W) 301-405-8385

                               Email:                    assakkaf@eng.umd.edu

                               URL:                     http://ctsm.umd.edu/assakkaf

GRADER:

                                Name:                   Mr. Yong Kwon Song

                                Office Hours:        WF 11:00 am - 12:00 noon

                                Room:                   EGR 1107

                                Telephone:            (301) 486-0362

                                Email:                    yongkwonsong@yahoo.com

TEXTBOOK:  Ayyub and McCuen, Numerical Methods for Engineers, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1996.

REFERENCE: Chapra and Canale, Numerical Methods for Engineers, McGraw Hill, NY, 1988.

GRADING:  HW (15%), Exam #1 (25%), Exam #2 (25%), Final Exam (30%), and

Quizzes (5%).

PREREQUISITES:

·        MATH 241

·        ENES 220

·        Permission of Department

·        ENCE majors only

GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION (UM SCHEDULE OF CLASSES): Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: MATH 241, ENES 220, and permission of department. Corequisite: MATH 246. For ENCE majors only. Formerly ENCE 301. Elementary numerical analysis: roots of equations, systems of linear algebraic equations, curve fitting, integration, and solution of ordinary differential equations. Numerical techniques are presented in the context of engineering applications, and example problems are solved using a variety of computer-based tools (structure programming, spreadsheet, and computational/symbolic processing software packages).

COURSE OUTLINE & SCHEDULE:

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:

Professional presentation of homework assignments is required.  Professional presentation consists of neat and organized solution of problems on one side of 8.5"x11" papers.  Any homework not complying with professional standards will not be graded and will be assigned zero credit.  The homework assignments are due one week after they are assigned.  Late homework assignments will not be accepted.

EXAMS:

All students must take all exams including the final exam.  Only extenuating circumstances will be accepted as excuse for missing an exam.  Health related excuses require medical reports and the signature of a physician that provided treatment.