CVEN 302
Lecture Outlines


This page will connect you with all of the important material covered in this class. This will include outlines of the lectures, homework assignments, example problems and exam reviews.


The outline of the lectures will emphasize the main points in the lecture. However, it will not substitute for attending the class. I am not a babysitter and you are all suppose to be adults. It will be beneficial to you to attend and see how the examples are worked and the theory behind the topic is applied.


If you have questions, email me!



Date Lecture Number Reading Section Topic Discussion
Jan. 16 Lecture 1 Read 1.1 - 1.3 The initial discussion is on using Matlab and setting up files and running programs.
Jan. 18 Lecture 2 Read Chap. 1
Jan. 23 Lecture 3 Read Chap. 1 Demostration of computer programs and how to setup the program.
Jan. 25 Lecture 4 Read Chap 1
Jan. 30 Lecture 5 Read Chap 2 The week discussed computer errors and methods of single variable calculations. Homework is assigned and will be due (2/8/01), Assignment 1
Feb. 1 Lecture 6 Read Chap. 2
Feb. 6 Lecture 7 Read Chap. 3 The week continues with one variable problems and starts the topic of matrix manipulation, i.e. Gaussian Elimination.
Feb. 8 Lecture 8 Read Chap. 3
Feb. 13 Lecture 9 Read Chap. 4 The material covers the systems of equations and setting them up in matrix format. Discuss the solving systems of equations using Gaussian elimination, Gauss-Seidel, and Gauss-Jordan. The second homework set is given in Assignment 2
Feb. 15 Lecture 10 Read Chap. 4
Feb. 20 Lecture 11 Read Chap. 5 Discussion on how to handle nonlinear numerical problems using succcessive over relaxation, newton method, and problems with the stability of nonlinear problems.
Feb. 22 Lecture 12 Read Chap. 5
Feb. 27 Lecture 13 Read Chap. 6 The lectures cover the topics of LU decomposition, Cout's method, Doolittle method, Cholesky's method and how to solve problems using the techniques. The third homework is assigned to be turned after Spring Break, Assignment 3
Mar. 1 Lecture 14 Read Chap. 6
Mar. 6 Exam 1 The exam is to be given in class and will be open notes and open book. The lecture will continue with LU decomposition.
Mar. 8 Lecture 15 Read Chap. 6
Mar. 13 Spring Break
Mar. 15
Mar. 20 Lecture 16 Read Chap. 7 The lectures introduce the topic of eigenvalues and eigenvectors and how to determine them using Power method, Inverse Power methods and QR techniques
Mar. 22 Lecture 17 Read Chap. 7
Mar. 27 Lecture 18 Read Chap. 8 The introduction of interpolation between points using Lagrange, Newton and linear interpolation. Using interpolation techniques to analysis data points between values. The introduction of Rational function, Hermite polynomials and Cubic splines. Assignment 4
Mar. 29 Lecture 19 Read Chap 8
Apr. 3 Lecture 20 Read Chap 9 The lecture dealt with least square techniques to find the best curve fit for the data. Discussed nonlinear least square techniques (log-log), quadratic and Legrende polynomials to model the space.
Apr. 5 Lecture 21 Read Chap. 9
Apr. 10 Lecture 22 Read Chap. 11 Discussion on how to do simple derivatives using Taylor series to obtain the formulas, estimating the error and how to refine the derivatives. The integration techniques using Trapezoidal, Simpson's method 1/3 and 3/8, Gaussian Quadrature and Romberg refinements.
Apr. 12 Lecture 23 Read Chap. 11
Apr. 17 Lecture 24 Read Chap 12 Discussion on how to do initial value problems with Taylor series, Euler, Modified Euler/Midpoint method/Linear Runge Kutta, Classic (4th order) Runge Kutta, Adam Bashford and Predictor Corrector techniques. The last assignment is available in Assignment 5
Apr. 19 Lecture 25 Read Chap. 12
Apr. 24 Exam 2 Last exam and review for the final.
Apr. 26 Lecture 27



Last modified: 15:20 April 17, 2001
Dr E.W. Sandt
Civil Engineering Department
Texas A&M University

esandt@stommel.tamu.edu