MECH&AE 182B

Mathematics of Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Analytical methods for solving partial differential equations arising in engineering. Separation of variables, eigenvalue problems, Sturm/Liouville theory. Development and use of special functions. Representation by means of orthonormal functions; Galerkin method. Use of Green’s function and transform methods.

Letter grading.

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Requisites

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Enforced requisite: course 82.

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MECH&AE 82

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MECH&AE 182B

MECH&AE 82Mathematics of Engineering
- MECH&AE M20Introduction to Computer Programming with MATLAB
  - MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applicationsanother path to it
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
  - MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students1 more beneath
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series1 more beneath

1 direct requisite. Showing 7 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

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MECH&AE 182B

MECH&AE 231AConvective Heat Transfer Theory
MECH&AE 250AFoundations of Fluid Dynamics
- MECH&AE 250ESpectral Methods in Fluid Dynamicsanother path to it
- MECH&AE 252BTurbulence
MECH&AE 250ESpectral Methods in Fluid Dynamics