MECH 208 – Introduction to Technical Computing
Undergraduate course, California State University, Chico, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing, 2024
MATLAB programming, numerical problem solving, and engineering computation for mechanical engineers. Students develop practical skills in scientific computing through hands-on projects connected to real thermal-fluid engineering problems.
Topics Covered
- MATLAB fundamentals: data types, variables, and operators
- Control flow: conditionals, loops, and functions
- Plotting and data visualization
- File I/O and data processing
- Applied numerical methods: root finding, numerical integration, curve fitting
- Engineering problem solving with computation
Course Details
- Units: 3 (1 lecture + 2 lab sections)
- Offered: Every semester since Fall 2024
- Prerequisites: None