Computers and Fundamental Programming B

Academic unit or major

Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Instructor(s)

Hitoshi Morikawa / Ayako Akutsu / Haruka Tomobe

Class Format

Lecture/Exercise (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

1-2 Tue

Class

-

Course Code

CVE.M303

Number of credits

0.50.50

Course offered

2024

Offered quarter

2Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 14, 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.
(4) understand basics of FEM and optimization technique and solve some problems using the algorithms.

Keywords

numerical analysis, algorithm, Fortran, programming, finite element method (FEM), numerical optimization, particle swarm optimization (PSO)

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

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)

Noting

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Handout will be distributed before beginning of class via T2SCHOLA.
Following textbook is recommended but will not be used in the course:
MAtsumoto, T. and Tokoroyama, T.: Fortran for everyone, Nagoya univ. press, 2022, ISBN978-8158-1087-0 (in Japanese, original title translated)
Ushijima, S.: Introduction to Fortran90/95 programming for numerical computation, 2nd ed., Morikita Publishing, 2020, ISBN978-4-627-84722-74 (in Japanese, original title translated)
Metcalf, M., Reid, J., and Chen, M.: Modern Fortran explained -- Incorporating Fortran 2018, Oxford university press, 2018, ISBN978-0-19-881188-6

Evaluation methods and criteria

Learning achievement is evaluated by combining results from reports.

Related courses

• CVE.M301 ： Computers and Fundamental Programming A
• CVE.M302 ： Computers and Applied Programming

Prerequisites

Completing CVE.M301 or same level as CVE.M301 are strongly recommended.
Lectures and exercises will be conducted using the educational computer system of the University, though students may also install the computing environment on their own PCs. However, if the course is to be held online due to the reemergence of the COVID-19 or other reasons, students will have no choice but to use their own PCs for the exercises. Under such circumstances, students must own a PC with an OS such as Windows, MacOS, Linux, etc. to be able to take the course.