CHBE230: Computational methods


Intructor in charge
Anthony Wachs
Email: wachs@math.ubc.ca
Offices: CHBE423 and MATH229B
Office hours: By appointment only


MIDTERM EXAM: February 14th 2019, 3:30pm-4:45pm in CHBE314/CHBE316/CHBE318, duration: 1h15min.


Teaching assistants
Arman Seyed-Ahmadi, CHBE437, armanawn@mail.ubc.ca
Masoud Daneshi, PPC309, masoud.daneshi@ubc.ca
TA office hours:
  • Arman, on Friday 12:00pm-1:00pm, CHBE437, every week
  • Masoud, on Wednesday 12:00pm-1:00pm, PPC309, every week

Course information
Lectures: Tue/Thu, 3:30pm-5pm, Location: CHBE-101
Tutorials: every week on Wed 2 - 4 pm (Jan 2nd, Jan 9th, Jan 16th, Jan 23th, Jan 30th, Feb 6th, Feb 13th, Feb 27th, March 6th, March 13th, March 20th, March 27th), Location: CHBE-101 or CHBE-314 + CHBE-318 (see below)
  • Tutorial 1: January 2nd: Matlab crash course, introduction to Matlab programming Part I, CHBE-101
  • Tutorial 2: January 9th: Matlab crash course, introduction to Matlab programming Part II, CHBE-314 + CHBE-318
  • Tutorial 3, January 16th: Review of assignments (1 hour) + Solving new problems (1 hour), CHBE-101
  • Tutorial 4, January 23st: Review of assignments (1 hour) + Solving new problems (1 hour), CHBE-314 + CHBE-318
  • Tutorial 5, January 30th: Review of assignments (1 hour) + Solving new problems (1 hour), CHBE-101
  • Tutorial 6, February 6th: Review of assignments (1 hour) + Quizz 1 (1 hour), CHBE-314 + CHBE-318
  • Tutorial 7, February 13th: Review of assignments (1 hour) + Solving new problems (1 hour), CHBE-101
  • Tutorial 8, February 27th: Review of assignments (1 hour) + Solving new problems (1 hour), CHBE-101
  • Tutorial 9, March 6th: Review of assignments (1 hour) + Quizz 2 (1 hour), CHBE-314 + CHBE-318
  • Tutorial 10, March 13th: Review of assignments (1 hour) + Solving new problems (1 hour), CHBE-101
  • Tutorial 11, March 20th: Review of assignments (1 hour) + Quizz 3 (1 hour), CHBE-314 + CHBE-318
  • Tutorial 12, March 27th: Review of assignments (1 hour) + Solving new problems (1 hour), CHBE-101

Textbook: S. E. Chapra: Applied Numerical Methods With MATLAB for Scientists and Engineers.(3rd edn.) ISBN-10: 0073401102; ISBN-13: 978-0073401102, McGraw-Hill (2011).
UBC Bookstore has new and used books for purchase or rental. Besides, an online version of the textbook is also available.

MATLAB: will be required for our course. The software package is available on all CHBE machines in the computer labs (CHBE 314). Besides, you can install the Parallels Client software on your own laptop computer according to the instructions posted on our CHBE 230 home page on Connect. A much easier way is to simply install Matlab on your laptop. Matlab can be downloaded for free through UBC at the following weblink: http://students.engineering.ubc.ca/success/software/#matlab (this weblink is also posted on our CHBE 230 home page on Connect).


Learn Matlab with videos (by our 2017 TA Pouyan Jahangiri):

Outline of the course



Grading scheme
Final Grade = final exam (50%) + midterm (20%) + quizzes (24%) + homework (6%)
  • Midterm: scheduled for Feb 14th 2019, 3:30-4:45 pm in CHBE 314 + 316 + 318.
  • Final: date and time to be announced, to be written in Computer Rooms.
Policies:
  • Missing a quiz or the midterm results in a score of 0, except with prior consent of the instructor or with a doctor's note. In these latter cases, you will receive no score from the missed quiz or midterm, and its weight will be shifted to the other quizzes or the final exam. If you have a legitimate reason for missing the midterm, for example, your final exam will count for 70% of the grade.
  • Weekly assignments will be posted on the Canvas course webpage every Tuesday after the class and will be due one week after (next Tuesday), except the 1st homework due on Thursday Jan 10th. Due dates are available on the Canvas course webpage. Late homeworks will receive no point. Homeworks are mandatory to hand to get corresponding points but are not marked.