MA1251 NUMERICAL METHODS

ANNA UNIVERSITY : CHENNAI 600 025
CURRICULUM 2004
LIST OF ELECTIVES FOR B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ELECTIVES FOR VI SEMESTER

MA1251 NUMERICAL METHODS 3 1 0 100

AIM
With the present development of the computer technology, it is necessary to develop efficient algorithms for solving problems in science, engineering and technology. This course gives a complete procedure for solving different kinds of problems occur in engineering numerically.

OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, the students would be acquainted with the basic concepts in numerical methods and their uses are summarized as follows:
i. The roots of nonlinear (algebraic or transcendental) equations, solutions of large system of linear equations and eigen value problem of a matrix can be obtained numerically where analytical methods fail to give solution.
ii. When huge amounts of experimental data are involved, the methods discussed on interpolation will be useful in constructing approximate polynomial to represent the data and to find the intermediate values.
iii. The numerical differentiation and integration find application when the function in the analytical form is too complicated or the huge amounts of data are given such as series of measurements, observations or some other empirical information.
iv. Since many physical laws are couched in terms of rate of change of one/two or more independent variables, most of the engineering problems are characterized in the form of either nonlinear ordinary differential equations or partial differential equations. The methods introduced in the solution of ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations will be useful in attempting any engineering problem.