Unit name | Computer-based Modelling 1 |
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Unit code | MENG11511 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Renaud-Assemat |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Computer-based Modelling 1 introduces the use of computer programming, specifically within the Matlab environment to model engineering systems. The first four sessions introduce the basic concepts of programming in Matlab, including loops, conditional statements, matrices manipulation, function definition and plotting. In the remaining six sessions, students are required to complete a computer-based project to model an engineering problem.
Aims:
To understand how to design, develop and implement a computer model of an engineering system using the Matlab programming package and build confidence in writing computer code.
By the end of the course the student should be able to:
1-hour introductory lecture and laboratory classes (1 per teaching week).
Formative Matlab online introductory tutorial (ILO 1-3)
Formative Intermediate project: Matlab code (ILO 1-5)
Final project (100%): Matlab code + report (ILO 1-6)
Intended learning outcomes are assessed several times but at different levels of complexity.