Welcome to CGN 3421 Computer Methods in Civil Engineering!

The material in this web has been developed over a period of six semesters for a course in the theory and application of numerical methods to solving practical engineering problems. Thus, focus is made on adequate balance between theory and application. The students for whom the course was designed are primarily junior-level engineering and science majors who have completed the first year of the calculus coursework. Although knowledge of the fundamentals of matrix algebra and differential equations is an essential component of successful learning in this class, introductory material on these topics is adequately presented in the class. Thus, these topics are not prerequisites. Please feel free to contact the instructor in regards to prerequisites.

The on-line class includes sufficient material including lecture notes, homework problems, MathCAD programs, and articles for references. The homework examples contain more than 50 class-tested exercises. The exercises range from elementary applications of numerical algorithms using hand calculation to generalizations and extensions of the theory using computer software programs.

Each homework assignment will be posted every week and its solution will be posted on a same date in the following week. Please plan ahead. Download and read through homework (please get familiar with homework problems) before  Lab. For those whom have questions about homework, please come to lab sessions in either 410 Weil or 200 Weil. Your concerns and progress in the class can be discussed with the instructor in person during the office hours. Also, feel free to drop by to see the instructor in person..