2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computers and Applied Programming B
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Hitoshi Morikawa
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- CVE.M304
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 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 algorithm of finite element method (FEM), which are often used in research fields.
Through this course, students are expected to understand algorithms of FEM 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 algorithms for FEM,
(2) acquire basic skills for applying the numerical analysis techniques to their own problems in their fields.
(3) solve some simple problems using own program codes.
Keywords
numerical analysis, algorithm, Fortran, programming, finite element method (FEM)
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 | Lecture: Algorithm for 1D FEM (basic concept) | Represent differential equations using FEM and actually solve example problems by hand. |
| Class 2 | Lecture: Algorithm of 1D FEM (implementation) | Implementation technique for solving example problems by FEM |
| Class 3 | Exercise: Implementation of 1D FEM | Implement 1D FEM using Fortran and solve the example problem. |
| Class 4 | Lecture: Algorithm for 2D FEM (basic concept) | Represent differential equations using FEM and actually solve example problems by hand. |
| Class 5 | Lecture: Algorithm of 2D FEM (implementation) | Implementation technique for solving example problems by FEM |
| Class 6 | Exercise: Implementation of 2D FEM (Extension of 1D problem) | Implement 2D FEM using Fortran and solve the example problem. |
| Class 7 | Exercise: Implementation of 2D FEM (Application to a large-scale problem) | Implement 2D FEM using Fortran and solve the example problem. |
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)
none
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handout will be distributed before beginning of class via T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Learning achievement is evaluated by combining results from reports.
Related courses
- CVE.M301 ： Computers and Fundamental Programming A
- CVE.M303 ： Computers and Fundamental Programming B
- CVE.M302 ： Computers and Applied Programming A
Prerequisites
Completing CVE.M301 or same level as CVE.M301 are strongly recommended. Especially, students should have a Fortran subroutine that can correctly solve simultaneous linear equations by Gaussian elimination.
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.