Introduction to computational engineering with Matlab / Xin-She Yang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yang, Xin-She.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

MATLAB.

Engineering mathematics--Data processing.

Engineering mathematics.

Mathematical analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge International Science Publishing, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book strives to provide a concise introduction to computational engineering by introducing a wider range of numerical methods commonly used in computational modelling and scientific computing. These methods in-clude finite difference methods, finite volume methods, finite element methods, virtual bee algorithms, and cellu-lar automata. It also covers a wide spectrum of advanced topics in engineering applications, and these advanced topics include elasticity, heat conduction, reaction-diffusion system, optimisation, stochastic cellular auto-mata, combustion, consolidation, heat transfer of carbon nanotubes, and pattern formation. The accompanied concise Matlab programs, no more than 100 lines each, demonstrate how each numeri-cal method works. The animation and visualization of the results provide a first hand experience to the readers, es-pecially for undergraduates and graduates, to master the fundamentals of the numerical methods. These Matlab programs can also be modified

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Summary""; ""About the Author""; ""Contents""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Computational Engineering""; ""1.2 DIY Philosophy""; ""1.3 How to Use the Book""; ""2. Vectors and Matrices""; ""2.1 Vector Analysis""; ""2.1.1 Vectors""; ""2.1.2 Dot Product and Norm""; ""2.1.3 Cross Product""; ""2.1.4 Differentiation of Vectors""; ""2.1.5 Three Basic Operators""; ""2.1.6 Some Important Theorems""; ""2.2 Matrix Algebra""; ""2.2.1 Matrix""; ""2.2.2 Determinant""; ""2.2.3 Inverse""; ""2.2.4 Solution of linear systems""; ""3. Differential Equations""

""3.1 Ordinary Differential Equations""""3.1.1 First Order ODE""; ""3.1.2 Higher Order ODEs""; ""3.2 Partial Differential Equations""; ""3.2.1 First Order Partial Differential Equation""; ""3.2.2 Classification of Second-Order Equations""; ""3.2.3 Classic PDEs""; ""3.2.4 Other PDEs""; ""4. Finite Difference Method""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Integration of ODEs""; ""4.2.1 Euler Scheme""; ""4.2.2 Leap-Frog Method""; ""4.2.3 Runge-Kutta Method""; ""4.2.4 Belousov-Zhabotinsky Oscillator""; ""5. Hyperbolic Equations""; ""5.1 First-Order Hyperbolic Equation""; ""5.2 Second Order Wave Equation""

""5.3 Sine-Gordon Equation""""6. Parabolic/Elliptical Equations""; ""6.1 Parabolic Equation""; ""6.2 Elliptical Equation""; ""7. Pattern Formation""; ""7.1 Pattern Formation""; ""7.2 Reaction-Diffusion System""; ""8. Finite Volume Method""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Elliptic Equations""; ""8.3 Parabolic Equations""; ""8.4 Hyperbolic Equations""; ""8.5 Heat Conduction: A Case Study""; ""9. Finite Element Method""; ""9.1 Finite Element Formulation""; ""9.1.1 Weak Formulation""; ""9.1.2 Shape Functions""; ""9.2 Elasticity""; ""9.2.1 Plane Stress and Plane Strain""

""9.2.2 Plane Stress and Plane Strain""""9.2.3 Implementation""; ""10. Heat Conduction""; ""10.1 Basic Formulation""; ""10.2 Element-by-Element Assembly""; ""10.3 Application of Boundary Conditions""; ""10.4 A Simple Program: 1-D Heat Conduction""; ""10.5 2-D Heat Transfer""; ""11. Time-Dependent Problems""; ""11.1 The Time Dimension""; ""11.2 Time-Stepping""; ""11.3 1-D Transient Heat Transfer""; ""11.4 Wave Equation""; ""12. Optimization in Engineering""; ""12.1 Introduction""; ""12.2 Bioinspired Algorithms""; ""12.2.1 Genetic Algorithms""; ""12.2.2 Neural Networks""

""12.2.3 Virtual Bee Algorithms""""12.2.4 Cellular Automata""; ""12.2.5 Optimization""; ""12.2.6 No Free Lunch Theorems""; ""12.3 Engineering Optimization""; ""12.3.1 Function and Multilevel Optimization""; ""12.3.2 Multi-Peaked Functions""; ""12.3.3 Inverse Analysis""; ""13. Cellular Automata""; ""13.1 Introduction""; ""13.2 Cellular Automata""; ""13.2.1 Fundamentals of Cellular Automaton""; ""13.2.2 Finite State Cellular Automata""; ""13.2.3 Stochastic Cellular Automata""; ""13.2.4 Reversible Cellular Automata""; ""13.3 Cellular Automata and PDEs""

""13.3.1 Rule-Based and Equation-Based ?""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-904602-98-3

1-907343-45-8

1-4416-3884-9

OCLC:

923619022