UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL PUNJAB

(Incorporated by Ordinance No. XXiV of 2002 promulgated by Government of Punjab)

GSN-2203: NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

Spring-2015
Department:

Mechanical Engineering
Instructor Details

Course Instructor:

Engr. Sameen Maruf

Office/Room No.:

FOE-101 (Cabin B)
Course Details

Core/Elective: Core

Credit Hours: 3+0

Contact Hours: 3+0

Prerequisites: None

1. Main Topics Covered in the Course:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)

Floating Point Numbers

Error Analysis
Non- Linear Algebraic Equations
Difference Operators
Numerical Interpolations
Iterative Methods for System of Linear Eqs.
Numerical Differentiation
Numerical Integration
Numerical Solution of ODES

2. Course Objectives:
This course presents Numerical Techniques to solve various problems of Engineering &
Technology. Numerical Methods work even when analytic techniques fail to provide the
solutions of applied problems. This course is supplemented with extensive MATLAB exercises
which enable the students to implement Numerical Methods on computers.

3. Course Outcomes:
By completion of this course, student will have the knowledge of
a) Floating Point Numbers and Error Analysis
b) Non- Linear Algebraic Equations
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c)
d)
e)
f)

Difference Operators and Numerical Interpolations

Iterative Methods for System of Linear Eqs.
Numerical Differentiation and Integration
Numerical Solution of ODES

4. Student Assessment Tools and their Percentage Division:

a)
b)
c)
d)

Quizzes (15%)
Assignments (10%)
Mid Term Exam (25%)
Final Exam (50%)

5. Practical Applications of the Course:

This course presents Numerical Techniques to solve various problems of Engineering &
Technology. Numerical Methods work even when analytic techniques fail to provide the
solutions of applied problems.

6. Course Books:
Text Book:
1) Applied Numerical Analysis by Curtis F. Gerald and Patrick O. Wheatly, 7th ed. Pearson
Education Inc.
2) Numerical Techniques by Dr. V. N. Vedamurthy and Dr. C. Iyenger, Vikas Publications.
Reference Books:
3) Numerical Methods by Babu Ram, Pearson Education
4) Elements of Numerical Analysis by Dr. Faiz Ahmad and M. Afzal Rana

7. How Course Objectives & Assessment Tools Map onto PEC Program Learning
Objects and Level of Emphasis of the Objective met by the Course:

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3.b
3.c
3.d
3.e
3.f

Ethics

Environment and
Sustainability

Engineer and society

Modern Tool Usage

LEVEL OF EMPHASIS
OF THE OBJECTIVE
(1: HIGH, 2: MEDIUM,
3:LOW)

Communication Skills

Individual and Team Work

Design/Development of
solutions
Investigation

Problem Analysis

Engineering Knowledge

Lifelong Learning

3.a

Project Management

COURSE
OUTCOMES

PROGRAM LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

(Incorporated by Ordinance No. XXiV of 2002 promulgated by Government of Punjab)

1
1

8. Weekly Plan:
Week No.
1 (Lect 1)

1 (Lect2)

2 (Lect3)

2 (Lect4)

3 (Lect5)

Topic

Book(Chp)

Introduction
Preliminaries
Introduction to Numerical Methods

Ch. 0, Ref.1

Preliminaries
Floating Point Number System

Ch. 0, Ref.1

Error Analysis
Errors in Addition & Subtraction

Ch. 0, Ref.1

Error Analysis
Errors in Multiplication , Division & Powers

Ch. 0, Ref.1

Solution of Non- Linear Equations

Bisection Method

Ch. 1, Ref.1

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3 (Lect6)

4 (Lect 7)

4 (Lect 8)

5 (Lect 9)

5 (Lect 10)

6 (Lect 11)

6 (Lect 12)

7 (Lect 13)

7 (Lect 14)

8 (Lect 15)

8 (Lect 16)

9 (Lect 17)

Method Of False Position

Solution of Non- Linear Equations
Secant Method
Method Of Iterations
Newton-Raphson Method
Operators
Basic Concepts

Ch. 1, Ref.1

Ch. 3, Ref.1

Operators
Relations between Operators

Ch. 3, Ref.1

Interpolation Using Operators

Forward Difference Interpolation

Ch. 3, Ref.1

Interpolation Using Operators

Backward Difference Interpolation

Ch. 3, Ref.1

Unequally Spaced Data Interpolation

Lagrange Interpolation

Ch. 3, Ref.1

Unequally Spaced Data Interpolation

Newtons divided difference formula

Ch. 3, Ref.1

Spline Interpolation
Basic Concepts

Ch. 3, Ref.1

Spline Interpolation
Interpolation Using Cubic Splines

Ch. 3, Ref.1

Least Square Interpolation

Introduction to Least Squares

Ch. 3, Ref.1

Least Square Interpolation

Method of Least Squares

Ch. 3, Ref.1

MID
System of linear equations
Decomposition Methods

Ch. 2, Ref.1

9 (Lect 18)

System of linear equations

Decomposition Methods

10 (Lect 19)

System of linear equations

Elimination Methods

Ch. 2, Ref.1

Ch. 2 Ref.1

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10 (Lect 20)

System of linear equations

Elimination Methods

11 (Lect 21)

Numerical Differentiation Using Interpolation

For Equally and unequally Spaced Data

Ch. 2 Ref.1

Ch. 5 Ref.1

11 (Lect 22)

Numerical Differentiation Using Operators

Using Forward & Backward Differences

Ch. 5 Ref.1

12 (Lect 23)

Numerical Integration
Trapezoidal Rule

Ch. 5 Ref.1

12 (Lect 24)

Numerical Integration
Cotes Quadrature Formula

Ch. 5 Ref.1

13 (Lect 25)

Numerical Integration
Simpsons 1/3 Rule

Ch. 6 Ref.1

13 (Lect 26)

Numerical Integration
Simpsons 3/8 Rule

Ch. 6 Ref.1

14 (Lect 27)

Numerical Solutions of ODES

Eulers Method

Ch. 6 Ref.1

14 (Lect 28)

Numerical Solutions of ODES

Heuns Method

Ch. 6 Ref.1

Numerical Solutions of ODES

Taylors Series Method

Ch. 6 Ref.1

15 (Lect 30)

Numerical Solutions of ODES

R-K Method of order 4

Ch. 6 Ref.1

16 (Lect 31)

Applied Problems
Numerical Applications of ODES

Ch. 6 Ref.1

16 (Lect 32)

Applied Problems
Numerical Applications of ODES

Ch. 6 Ref.1

15 (Lect 29)

FINAL EXAM

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