2.086 | Spring 2013 | Undergraduate

Numerical Computation for Mechanical Engineers

Lecture Notes

LEC # TOPICS NOTES
Unit I: (Numerical) Calculus
1 Numerical Calculus Part 1

Lecture 1 Notes (PDF - 1.2MB)

Interpolation Cheat Sheet (PDF)

2 Numerical Calculus Part 2 Lecture 2 Notes (PDF)
3 Numerical Calculus Part 3 Lecture 3 Notes (PDF)
Unit II: Statistical Estimation; Monte Carlo Methods
4 Probability and Statistics Part 1 Lecture 4 Notes (PDF - 1.1MB)
5 Probability and Statistics Part 2

Lecture 5 Notes (PDF - 1.4MB)

Lecture 5 Notes–Annotated (PDF - 1.4MB)

6 Probability and Statistics Part 3 Lecture 6 Notes (PDF)
7 Probability and Statistics Part 4 Lecture 7 Notes (PDF - 1.2MB)
8 Probability and Statistics Part 5 Lecture 8 Notes (PDF)
Unit III: Linear Algebra 2: Matrices and Least Squares; Regression
9 Linear Algebra 1 Part 1 Lecture 9 Notes (PDF - 1.2MB)
10 Linear Algebra 1 Part 2 Lecture 10 Notes (PDF - 1.4MB)
11 Linear Algebra 1 Part 3 Lecture 11 Notes (PDF)
12 Special Topic: MATLAB Programming and Arduino Part 1  No notes for this lecture.
13 Special Topic: MATLAB Programming and Arduino Part 2  No notes for this lecture.
14 Linear Algebra 1 Coda Lecture 14 Notes (PDF)
Unit IV: Ordinary Differential Equations
15 Ordinary Differential Equations Part 1 Lecture 15 Notes (PDF)
16 Ordinary Differential Equations Part 2 Lecture 16 Notes (PDF)
17 Ordinary Differential Equations Part 3 Lecture 17 Notes (PDF - 1.4MB)
Unit V: Linear Algebra 2: Linear Systems
18 Linear Algebra 2 Part 1 Lecture 18 Notes (PDF - 1.1MB)
19 Linear Algebra 2 Part 2 Lecture 19 Notes (PDF)
20 Linear Algebra 2 Part 3 Lecture 20 Notes (PDF - 1.3MB)
21 Linear Algebra 2 Part 4 No notes for this lecture.
Unit VI: Nonlinear Problems
22 Nonlinear Problems Part 1 Lecture 22 Notes (PDF - 1.2MB)
23 Nonlinear Problems Part 2 Lecture 23 Notes (PDF)
24 Nonlinear Problems Part 3 No notes for this lecture.
Additional Topics
25 Additional Topics No notes for this lecture.
26 Additional Topics Lecture 26 Notes (PDF - 1.5MB)

Course Info

As Taught In
Spring 2013
Learning Resource Types
Problem Sets
Online Textbook
Demonstration Videos