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ME 564: Mechanical Engineering Analysis (Fall 2014, University of Washington). Instructor: Professor Steven Brunton. Ordinary differential equations. Numerical calculus and ODEs. Linear algebra and vector calculus.

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777 years, 8 months

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28

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This course will provide an in-depth overview of powerful mathematical techniques for the analysis of engineering systems. In addition to developing core analytical capabilities, students will gain proficiency with various computational approaches used to solve these problems. Applications will be emphasized, including fluid mechanics, elasticity and vibrations, weather and climate systems, epidemiology, space mission design, and applications in control. (from washington.edu)

Course Currilcum

    • Lecture 01 – Overview of Engineering Mathematics Unlimited
    • Lecture 02 – Review of Calculus and First Order Linear ODEs Unlimited
    • Lecture 03 – Taylor Series and Solutions to First and Second Order Linear ODEs Unlimited
    • Lecture 04 – Second Order Harmonic Oscillator, Characteristic Equation, ode45 in Matlab Unlimited
    • Lecture 05 – Higher Order ODEs, Characteristic Equation, Matrix Systems of First Order ODEs Unlimited
    • Lecture 06 – Matrix Systems of First Order Equations using Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues Unlimited
    • Lecture 07 – Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors, and Dynamical Systems Unlimited
    • Lecture 08 – 2×2 Systems of ODEs (with Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors), Phase Portraits Unlimited
    • Lecture 09 – Linearization of Nonlinear ODEs, 2×2 Systems of ODEs, Phase Portraits Unlimited
    • Lecture 10 – Examples of Nonlinear Systems: Particle in a Potential Well Unlimited
    • Lecture 11 – Degenerate Systems of Equations and Non-normal Energy Growth Unlimited
    • Lecture 12 – ODEs with External Forcing (Inhomogeneous ODEs) Unlimited
    • Lecture 13 – ODEs with External Forcing (Inhomogeneous ODEs) and the Convolution Integral Unlimited
    • Lecture 14 – Numerical Differentiation using Finite Difference Unlimited
    • Lecture 15 – Numerical Differentiation and Numerical Integration Unlimited
    • Lecture 16 – Numerical Integration and Numerical Solutions to ODEs Unlimited
    • Lecture 17 – Numerical Solutions to ODEs (Forward and Backward Euler) Unlimited
    • Lecture 18 – Runge-Kutta Integration of ODEs and the Lorenz Equation Unlimited
    • Lecture 19 – Vectorized Integration and the Lorenz Equation Unlimited
    • Lecture 20 – Chaos in ODEs (Lorenz and Double Pendulum) Unlimited
    • Lecture 21 – Linear Algebra in 2D and 3D: Inner Product, Norm of a Vector, Cross Product Unlimited
    • Lecture 22 – Divergence, Gradient, and Curl Unlimited
    • Lecture 23 – Gauss’ Divergence Theorem Unlimited
    • Lecture 24 – Directional Derivative, Continuity Equation, and Examples of Vector Fields Unlimited
    • Lecture 25 – Stokes’ Theorem and Conservative Vector Fields Unlimited
    • Lecture 26 – Potential Flow and Laplace’s Equation Unlimited
    • Lecture 27 – Potential Flow, Stream Functions, and Examples Unlimited
    • Lecture 28 – ODE for Particle Trajectories in a Time-varying Vector Field Unlimited