ENFP201: Computer Programming and Numerical Methods in Fire Protection Engineering

Credits: 3

Description

A broad range of numerical methods are illustrated and applications related to engineering problems are implemented with computer programming. The topics include: finding roots of equations with bracketing and open methods; solving linear systems of equations with matrices, Gauss elimination, LU decomposition, and iterative methods; linear regression, polynomial interpolation; numerical integration and numerical differentiation; ordinary and partial differential equations. Additional topics such as optimization, eigenvalues, Fourier analysis, splines, and Romberg integration may be included.

Semesters Offered

Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026