Course
Outline-MAE 5
Quantitative
Computer Skills
Fall Quarter:
September 22 to December 1, 2005
Times
and places: Lecture:
A00 TuTh 8 -9:20 am, Center Hall 119; Lab. Sects. EBU2 205: A01 Tu 12:30-2:20,
A02 W 10-11:50, A03 W 1-2:50, A04 Th 2-3:50, A05 F 9-10:50, A06 F 1-2:50
Course Code: 539696-539701
Instructor:
Carl H.
Gibson, Professor of Engineering Physics and Oceanography, 575 EBU2, 534-3184.
Email, cgibson@ucsd.edu; WebPage http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/~ir118. Office hours
before and after lectures in Center Hall 119.
Teaching
Assistant/Tutors: Erik
(Greg) McKee, (858) 534-7888, gmckee@ucsd.edu (A01, A02, A03), Nancy Hsieh,
(858) 534-5682, nhsieh@sbcglobal.net
(A04, A05, A06)
Textbook:
Avery Catlin,
True Basic Press. Let's Program It ... in True Basic 1996. Available in bookstore.
Course
Description: Introductory
course for non-engineering majors. Use of computers in solving problems;
applications from life science, physical science, and engineering. Students run
existing computer programs and complete some programming in BASIC. Detailed
information is given in the course webpage (http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/~ir118). No
final, no labs week of September 22. Homework and projects are due the week
after they are assigned.
Grading:
Quizzes given
during lectures and labs count 5% each (total 50%: top 8 Qs plus top 2 LQs).
Bring green scantron forms #882-ES to lectures and labs. Homework sets are due
weekly as clearly labeled files (e. g.: A01-HW1 Doe, Jane) before the beginning
of section the week after assignment, count 4% each (total 20%: top 5). Two
projects count 15% each (total: 30%).
Discussion between students of all class work is permitted and
encouraged but presentation of copied work as original is forbidden. Late
homework is not accepted. Check webpage for homework and quiz hints.
Schedule
|
Week |
Date (Tu/Th) |
Read Chapter |
Quizzes |
Homework |
Projects |
|
1 |
Sept. 22,27,29 |
1,2 |
Q1 |
MEX2,PP2.1,2,3,4,5 |
|
|
2 |
Oct. 4,6 |
3 |
Q2, Q3 |
MEX3, PP3.1,2,4,5 |
|
|
3 |
11,13 |
4 |
Q4, Q5, LQ1 |
MEX4, PP4.1,2,3,4 |
|
|
4 |
18,20 |
5 |
Q6, Q7 |
MEX5, PP5.1,2,3,4 |
|
|
5 |
24,27 |
6 |
LQ2 |
MEX6, PP6.1,2 |
Project 1 |
|
6 |
Nov. 1,3 |
7 |
Q8, Q9 |
MEX7, PP7.1,2,3,4 |
|
|
7 |
8, 10 |
8,9 |
LQ3 |
MEX8,9 |
|
|
8 |
15, 17 |
10,11 |
Q10, Q11 |
MEX10,11 |
|
|
9 |
22 Thnksgng |
12 |
Q12, LQ4 |
MEX12 |
Project 2 |
|
10 |
29, Dec. 1 |
13,14 |
|
Proj. 2 Due Fri. |
|
|
11 |
No Final |
|
|
|
|
MEXY=ModifiedEXamplePrograms.Chap.Y, PP2.1,2=Practice Programs 2.1 and 2.2