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- NE 602: Energy and the Environment: Resources, Technology and Sustainability, Summer 2007 (Mike Corradini)
- NE 602: Engineering Problem Solving II, Spring 2006 (Witt), formerly Course Homepage of Witt
- NE 602: Vacuum Technology, Spring 2005 (Pfotenhauer)
- NE 602: Engineering Problem Solving II, Spring 2005 (Hoerr), formerly Course Homepage of Hoerr
- NE 602: Visualization for Computational Sciences, Spring 2002 (Cramer, George; Hibbard, William; Redmond, Michael)
- NE 602: Monte Carlo Techniques in Radiation Transport, Spring 2002 (Wilson)
- NE 602: Engineering Problem Solving II, Spring 2001 (Blanchard), formerly Course Homepage of instructor Blanchard
- NE 602: Special Topics in Reactor Engineering, Fall 2000 (Tautges)
- Catalog Description
- 602 Special Topics in Reactor Engineering. I,II;
03cr.
- Course Prerequisite(s)
- NEEP 271 or an equivalent course in computational methods
- one semester of differential equations
- Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills
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Students must be familiar with one or two tools commonly used to solve engineering problems. These include procedural programming languages (FORTAN, C, C++, Java, etc.) or tools such as Matlab, MathCAD, Maple, and Excel. In addition, students must be familiar with the solution of linear ordinary and partial differential equations.
- Textbook(s) and/or other required material
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There is no text for this course. Extensive notes are distributed and several supporting web sites with sample input files are used.
- Course objectives
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Course Objectives: It is the instructor's intention to...
familiarize students with several modern tools and techniques for solving differential equations.
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familiarize students with the use of problem-solving skills for solving realistic engineering problems using problem-based learning techniques.
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Course Outcomes: Students must have the ability to...
numerically solve systems of ordinary differential equations.
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numerically solve 1-D boundary value problems.
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numerically solve elliptic partial differential equations.
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numerically solve parabolic partial differential equations.
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numerically solve hyperbolic partial differential equations.
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numerically solve eigenvalue problems.
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Carry out Monte Carlo simulations.
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apply these techniques to a series of complex, open-ended engineering problems.
- Topics covered
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Introduction
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Initial Value Problems -- Runge-Kutta methods for systems of equations
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Boundary Value Problems -- shooting and finite-difference methods
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Partial Differential Equations -- elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic
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Eigenvalue Problems
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Monte Carlo Simulations
- Class/laboratory schedule
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NEEP 602 meets twice per week for 75-minute lecture/lab sessions in a computer-based classroom. Students spend most of the time in "hands-on" activities, working through problems with the instructor.
- Contribution of course to meeting the professional component
- This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.
The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.
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NEEP 602 emphasizes open-ended problem sets, as described in the assessment tools section below. Because the course focuses on numerical methods, there is little coverage of any of ABET's supplemental topics (economic, environmental, etc.)
- Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes
- This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.
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NEEP 602 provides students with an education in practical computing tools and emphasizes open-ended problem solving. Problem sets and projects must be presented in clear, concise, written form, honing the writing skills of students taking the course.
- Assessment of student progress toward course objectives
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5 or 6 open-ended problem sets
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1 open-ended project on topic of student's choice
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