Course Title:
Computer-Aided Computation for Chemical Engineers
電腦輔助化工計算
New elective course, for both graduate and undergraduate
Credit: 3
Instructor: Cheng-Liang Chen 陳誠亮

I. Course outlines:
1. Introduction to easy-to-use computing tools: MATLAB and SimuLink
2. Problems and basic numerical methods related to numerical solution of nonlinear equations
3. Problems and basic numerical methods related to numerical solution of simultaneous linear algebraic equations
4. Problems and basic numerical methods related to finite difference methods and interpolation
5. Problems and basic numerical methods related to numerical differentiation and integration
6. Problems and basic numerical methods related to numerical solution of ordinary differential equations
7. Problems and basic numerical methods related to numerical solution of partial differential equations
8. Problems and basic numerical methods related to linear and nonlinear regression
9. Problems and basic numerical methods related to optimization

II. Textbook: Constantinides, A. and N. Mostoufi, Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers with MATLAB Applications, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999.
References:
1. Cutlip, M. B., and M. Shacham, Problem Solving in Chemical Engineering with Numerical Methods, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999 (2nd Ed, 2007).
2. William J. Palm III, Introduction to MATLAB 7 for Engineers, McGraw-Hill, Boston, 2005.

III. Evaluation
1. Mid-term Exam (25%)
2. Final Exam (25%)
3. Computer HWs (50%)

IV. Prerequisite
Computer Programming; Engineering Mathematics (I)