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Scientific Computing 1 ELEX 7021

Electrical and Computer Engineering Course

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International Fees

International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.

Course details

This course is to be taken in conjunction with ELEX 7020 and will cover numerical analysis techniques used for constrained and unconstrained maximization problems, ordinary differential equations, root finding, and the solution of non-linear equations. Engineering applications are emphasized and MatLab is used throughout as the computing tool.

Prerequisite(s)

Credits

1.0

Domestic fees

$299.98

Course offerings

Fall 2024

Below are two offerings of ELEX 7021 for the Fall 2024 term.

CRN 33004

Duration

Sat Oct 19 - Sat Nov 30 (7 weeks)

  • 7 weeks
  • CRN 33004
  • Domestic fees $299.98
    International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition.
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Oct 19 - Nov 30 Sat 11:00 - 14:00 Burnaby SW03 Rm. 3655
Instructor

Maryam Heshmatzadeh

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Domestic fees

$299.98

Important information
  1. International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
  2. This course will be delivered 100% in-person at the BCIT Burnaby campus. Please check the Learning Hub-D2L two days after registration. Labs to be scheduled outside of class hours, on or before the first class. Taking ELEX 0362 is recommended but not required prior to taking this course. Please contact Katie Howard at khoward18@bcit.ca or (604) 432-8237 for more information or to be placed on the waitlist if the course is full. Note: BCIT reserves the right to cancel courses. In the event of a course cancellation, you will be notified at least two business days prior to the course start. Please ensure that your contact information is current.
Status

Sneak Preview

This section is only available for registration starting Wed May 22, 2024 at 9:00 am (PDT)

CRN 33223

Duration

Sat Oct 19 - Sat Nov 30 (7 weeks)

  • 7 weeks
  • CRN 33223
  • Domestic fees $299.98
    International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition.
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Oct 19 - Nov 30 Sat 14:01 - 17:00 Burnaby SW03 Rm. 3655
Instructor

Maryam Heshmatzadeh

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Domestic fees

$299.98

Important information
  1. International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
  2. This course will be delivered 100% in-person at the BCIT Burnaby campus. Please check the Learning Hub-D2L two days after registration. Labs to be scheduled outside of class hours, on or before the first class. Taking ELEX 0362 is recommended but not required prior to taking this course. Please contact Katie Howard at khoward18@bcit.ca or (604) 432-8237 for more information or to be placed on the waitlist if the course is full. Note: BCIT reserves the right to cancel courses. In the event of a course cancellation, you will be notified at least two business days prior to the course start. Please ensure that your contact information is current.
Status

Sneak Preview

This section is only available for registration starting Wed May 22, 2024 at 9:00 am (PDT)

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

  • Describe the effects of round off error in numeric computations.
  • Solve nonlinear equations using gradient and non gradient search techniques such as fixed point iteration, incremental search, bisection method, Newton's method, the secant method, the bisection method, the golden section search, and false position methods.
  • Describe situations in which search methods may fail.
  • Analyze the convergence rates of numeric algorithms
  • Solve one dimensional and multidimensional unconstrained and constrained nonlinear programming problems using both gradient and non-gradient algorithms.
  • Solve a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations using numeric integration, including adaptive step size algorithms.

Effective as of Fall 2003

Related Programs

Scientific Computing 1 (ELEX 7021) is offered as a part of the following programs:

  • Indicates programs accepting international students.
  • Indicates programs with a co-op option.

School of Energy

  1. Electronics
    Bachelor of Technology Part-time

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