COMP SCI 4077 - Solving Engineering Models

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2015

This course concerns techniques for the modelling and simulation of complex systems using a variety of methods and software tools. Students are introduced to the package Matlab and are taken through a study of the techniques used in sophisticated modelling packages to solve common engineering problems. The Matlab programming language is used extensively and students learn to program their own solutions for these common engineering problems. In addition to studying the equations for these models and their solutions, students study the stability, accuracy and reliability of the solution methods.

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Course Details

Course Code	COMP SCI 4077
Course	Solving Engineering Models
Coordinating Unit	Computer Science
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assessment	Exams and/or assignments

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Sylvan Elhay

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes

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University Graduate Attributes

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Learning Resources

Required Resources

A comprehensive set of lecture notes will be given to each student at the start of the course. Students will be required to program extensively with the Matlab programming package. Matlab is available in many of the computing laboratories used by students. Tutorial and assignment questions will be posted on the course website
https://cs.adelaide.edu.au/users/honours/sms/index.php/
Students will need to submit their work via the Moodle website http://forums.cs.adelaide.edu.au/course/view.php?id=546.

Online Learning

Tutorial and assignment questions will be posted on the course website https://cs.adelaide.edu.au/users/honours/sms/
Tutorial problem questions will be posted about one week before the tutorial session where the problems will be discussed. Students will be expected to attempt the problems and to engage in their discussion during the tutorial session. An announcement will be made in lectures before each assignment is posted. Students will need to submit their assignment work via the Moodle forum website
http://forums.cs.adelaide.edu.au/course/view.php?id=546
Students can use the Moodle forum to exchange ideas with other students in the course and ask questions about the course.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

The course will be taught by lectures supported by problem-solving tutorials developing material covered in the lectures. There will be a strong emphasis on programming in Matlab.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Students should expect to spend about 12 hours/week on reviewing lecture material, solving tutorial and assignment problems. Tutorials will start in the second week of the semester.

Learning Activities Summary

A brief introduction to Matlab
Examples of simple applications that lead to linear systems of equations Numrical solution of ODEs in 1D
Initial value problems
Examples of engineering systems that lead to ODEs
Review of the numerical solution of first order ODEs
Adaptive step-size control
Numerical solution of systems of simultaneous first order ODEs
Numerical solution of second and higher order ODEs
Applications
Boundary value problems
An explicit finite difference method for the 1D wave equation
Finite difference solution of the potential equation
Systems of linear equations
Review of solution of linear systems of equations
Methods for special matrices arising from engineering problems
Iterative methods for large sparse systems
The ADI method for the 2D heat equation

Specific Course Requirements

Students who have Matlab software installed on their own computers can do all their programming on those machines. Other students will be able to use any of the computing laboratories openly provided to students in the ECMS Faculty. Students who have their own Matlab software can do all their programming on their own computers. Other students will be able to use any of the computing laboratories openly provided to students in the ECMS Faculty.

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Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Attendance at all tutorials is compulsory. There will be a written exam for this course. It will count for 70% of the final assessment (learning outcomes 1-3). There will be two assignments, each of which will count for 15% of the final assessment for the course (learning outcomes 1-3). The first assignment will be handed out before the mid-semester break. There are no joint or collaborative assessment tasks for this course.

Assessment Detail

There will be a compulsory test in Matlab programming in week 4 of the course. There will be two compulsory assignment tasks set during the course. Students will be required to submit their Matlab program work via Moodle and their accompanying handwritten work via submission boxes in the foyer (near Reception on Level 4) of the School of Computer Science. Assignments which are submitted late will incur a penalty which caps the maximum mark obtainable by 25% for each day late. Thus, submissions which are
1 day late - mark capped at 75%
2 days late - mark capped at 50%
3 days late - mark capped at 25%
more than 3 days late - no marks available.
Students may wish to submit their work even if no marks are available in order to get some feedback about the quality of their work from the markers of the assignments. Students may be granted medical or compassionate extensions for an assessment task if they provide supporting evidence, such as medical certificates or Counselling Service letters. Students should apply for extensions as soon as they become aware that their submission may be delayed and must apply for an extension before the assignment deadline passes. Extension requests should be made to Dr Elhay. Students will normally only receive an extension equivalent to the number of days covered by their documentation. The written examination at the end of the semester will be closed book. No notes or books will be allowed other than language dictionaries. Students will need a simple non-programmable calculator with the elementary functions during the examination.

Submission

Students will be required to submit their Matlab program work via Moodle and their accompanying handwritten work via submission boxes in the foyer (near Reception on Level 4) of the School of Computer Science.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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