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ENGR 391 - Numerical Methods in Engineering

This course focuses on roots of algebraic and transcendental equations; function approximation; solution of simultaneous algebraic equations; interpolation; regression; introduction to machine learning; numerical differentiation; numerical integration; numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations; reliability; conditioning; error analysis. Implementation using GNU Octave/MATLAB.

Semester:

  • Fall (September 2 - December 1, 2025)
  • Winter (January 12 - April 13, 2026)

Instructor:

Please refer to the Course Outline below.

Program:

Undergraduate, 3 credits

Required Course Material Fee:

There is no access fee for this course.

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Prerequisite

Prerequisite: The following courses must be completed previously: ENGR 213, ENGR 233; COMP 248 or COEN 243 or MECH 215 or MIAE 215 or BCEE 231.

 

Book:

Optional Textbooks:

  • T. Sauer. Numerical Analysis. Pearson Education
  • R. Bhat & A. Kaushal. Numerical Analysis. Alpha Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-78332-346-3.
  • Rolf Wuthrich and Carole El Ayoubi, Numerical Methods For Engineering And Data Science, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, First edition published 2025 ISBN: 9781032200699 (hbk) / ISBN: 9781032200750 (pbk) / ISBN: 9781003262121 (ebk) / DOI: 10.1201/9781003262121 by Apex CoVantage, LLC

Registration Information:

Concordia students must register for this course in their Student Hub. It is strongly recommended that they consult Concordia's class schedule prior to enrolling in order to be aware of any registration restrictions (see the notes). Once registered, students must then sign up for an eConcordia account to access the course material. » Visit the registration section for details.

COURSE OUTLINE

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