2021 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Computers and Fundamental Programming

Academic unit or major: Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Instructor(s): Sohichi Hirose / Wataru Nakanishi / Rie Seto / Ayako Akutsu
Class Format: Lecture/Exercise
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 1-2 Tue (学術国際情報センター3階第1演習室)
Class: -
Course Code: CVE.M301
Number of credits: 110
Course offered: 2021
Offered quarter: 1-2Q
Syllabus updated: Jul 10, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Numerical analysis using computer is now important and essential skill for various fields. In this class, computer language Fortran 90/95, which is especially used in large-scale numerical computing, is used. By understanding basic grammar of the computer language and algorithms of major numerical-analysis methods, which are commonly used in research fields, basic programing skill will be acquired.
Through this course, students who don’t have any programming experience are expected to understand algorithms of major numerical-analysis methods and to be able to make basic program for numerical analysis.

Course description and aims

By the end of this class, students will be able to:
(1) understand basic grammar of the computer language,
(2) understand algorithms of major numerical-analysis methods, which are commonly used in research fields,
(3) acquire basic skills for applying the numerical analysis techniques to their own problems in their fields.

Keywords

numerical analysis, algorithm, Fortran, programming

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Basics of programming and algorithms is trained through both lectures and exercises with using terminal of GSIC.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Exercise: Guidance, introduction to numerical analysis, instruction on usage and programing environment	Guidance of the class understanding about broad range application of numerical analysis explanations on the rule of practical room, configuration of programming environments, short exercise of Fortran programming
Class 2	Exercise: Basics of programming (1): Loop, conditional statement and visualization.	Understanding loop and conditional statement, and learning how to visualize computed results.
Class 3	Exercise: Basics of programming (2): Data type, built-in functions, array, Subroutine	Understanding data type, built-in functions and array, and usage of them through the exercise. Usage of subroutine, and its applications.
Class 4	Exercise: Matrix operation	How to express matrix using array, programming of basic matrix operation.
Class 5	Lecture: Gaussian elimination (1): Algorithm	Understanding an algorithm of Gaussian elimination, and programming essential part.
Class 6	Lecture: Gaussian elimination (2): Programming	Programming of Gaussian elimination including partial pivoting.
Class 7	Lecture: Numerical integration	Understanding and implementation for algorithms of numerical integration method. e.g. rectangle rule, trapezoidal rule, Simpson's rule
Class 8	Lecture: Least-square method, optimization	Understanding and implementation for algorithms of linear and non-linear least-square method.
Class 9	Exercise: Newton's method	Understanding an algorithm of Newton's method, and programming and demonstration of the application.
Class 10	Lecture: Ordinary differential equation	Understanding and implementation for algorithms of numerical solution techniques for ordinary differential equation. e.g. Euler's method, Runge-Kutta method Understanding some applications of numerical simulation by ordinary differential equations to actual physical phenomena
Class 11	Lecture: Partial differential equation	Understanding and implementation for algorithms of numerical solution techniques for partial differential equation by finite difference method, and visualization of the results.
Class 12	Exercise: Algebraic calculation by 'Mathematica'	Understanding basic usage of 'Mathematica'.
Class 13	Lecture: Examples of numerical analysis	Understanding of numerical analysis through some examples
Class 14	Final Examination	Final Examination

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Nothing

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Handout will be distributed before beginning of class via OCW-i.
Following textbook is recommended but will not be used in the course:
Ushijima, Satoru. "Introduction to Fortran90/95 programming for numerical computation" Morikita Publishing, ISBN-13: 978-4-627-84721-7 (in Japanese, original title translated)

Evaluation methods and criteria

Learning achievement is evaluated by combining results from reports 60 %, and final exam 40 %. Please note that you will be disqualified from the final exam if your absences is more than 6 classes.

Related courses

CVE.M302 ： Computers and Applied Programming

Prerequisites

Nothing