AER 355 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS

College of Engineering

Credit(s): 3

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of applied linear algebra and numerical methods for aerospace engineering applications. Major applied linear algebra topics include: vector spaces, basis and linear independence, matrices, range and null space, determinant, inverse, system of linear equations, linear least-squares problems, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, singular value decomposition, and solving systems of first-order linear ordinary differential equations. Major topics in numerical methods include: numerical methods for solving linear and nonlinear systems of equations (e.g., fixed-point iteration, Newtonâ€™s method), numerical approaches to least-squares problems, numerical approximation of integrals, numerical approximation of derivatives, and numerical approaches for solving ordinary differential equations.

Prereq: MA214 and Engineering Standing.