1-1/10/2000AME 150L Spring 2000

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Introduction to Computational Methods in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering (4 units, Spring semester) –Computers in modern engineering practice; internet, X-windows and world-wide-web; programming and debugging Fortran 90; higher level problem solving system MATLAB . Corequisite MATH 125.

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Personnel Instructor: Dick KaplanOHE 430B (213) Office Hours: MWF 1-3 Teaching Assistant: Qingbo Wang VHE M21(213)

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Class Hours Lecture:MWF 8:30-9:50 MHP 106 Practice session (optional)Th 11 am Not in GFS 109 but in SAL 12x Final Exam:Wednesday, May 3, :00 am

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Textbooks (1) ME 150 had the following listed as texts: –(A) Greenlaw, R. and Hepp, E., Introduction to the Internet for Engineers (1999) –(B) Chapman, S., Introduction to Fortran 90/95 (1998) –(C) Palm, W. J. III, Introduction to MATLAB  for Engineers (1998) all from the McGraw-Hill Basic Engineering Series and Tools (BEST)

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Textbooks (2) AE 150 had the following listed as texts: –(D) Ellis, Philips & Lahey -- Fortran 90 Programming -- Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: (1994) –(E) King, Joe. Matlab 4.0 for Engineers: Toolkit -- Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: (1995) or or Matlab for Engineers -- Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: (1998) –There were not supposed to be two different texts -- sorry (but these are available used)

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Organization of the Course Lectures:There will be three, 80- minute lectures per week. Most lectures will feature live interaction with the USC network and computers (ISD willing). Lecture notes (these slides) will be available on the class web site by the end of the day

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Organization of the Course Lab Sessions:A one-hour session will be scheduled for hands-on access of Windows NT systems with a TA or instructor present. These sessions are optional. Students may use any of the public computer rooms on campus or their own computers to practice the techniques shown in class and to prepare homework assignments.

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Organization of the Course Reading Assignments: Readings in the texts are assigned to supplement the lectures. They are listed in the Syllabus on the web site. If the pace of the class changes from plan, the syllabus will be adjusted accordingly on the Web Site.

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Web Site –This is my personal (or IMpersonal) web site. If I move the AME 150L materials to another computer, a pointer will always be here (and you can see pictures of my grand-baby)

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Homework Weekly homework assignments are listed, and will be regularly updated on the Web Site. Homework is submit ted only via the internet and is all date stamped. Homework is due by the start of class on the date shown on the web site. Late homework will not count for credit. While it is possible that the due dates for some of these assignments will be shifted to later weeks, the due dates will never be moved earlier in time.

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Exams There will be three mid-term exams and one final exam. All students must take every exam. The exam dates are listed in the Syllabus on the web site. Since these dates are being announced at 8:30 am on the first day of classes, I expect these dates to take precedence as the “first announced.”

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Exam Dates

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Grades The class grade – 75% on exams – 25% on homework. The lowest exam grade is discounted (Integer weight  2). –Each Mid-term exam has a weight of 1 (weight/2=0), –The Final has a weight of 2 (weight/2=1) The highest 10 homework scores will form the homework portion of the grade Grades are posted on the web site (by student ID) All estimates of high or low are normalized

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Normalized Grades/ Class Average N=number of students in class Grade i =grade of student “i”

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Academic Integrity Each student is responsible for preparing all materials submitted for grading. Students are encouraged to participate in study groups. Students are encouraged to work in teams However -- each student must submit his or her own work –Identify yourself as in a study group so similar work is expected Teamwork on the exams is strictly forbidden Students are also referred to university policies on academic integrity and the guidelines found in the current issue of SCampus.

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Financial note on academic integrity There are organizations that will provide you with complete engineering degrees or diplomas for substantially less than the cost of this course. If your goal in life is to collect a diploma without expending the intellectual energy to earn it yourself, you have made a very bad financial decision by coming to USC.

1-1/10/2000AME 150L The cost of private higher education AME 150L costs about $70/class No refunds if you skip class More than a Las Vegas Show No animals are hurt in producing this class (I apologize for the corny effects)

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Your Computer Account: The basic assumption is “Anything done from your computer account is done by you” Losing your computer account is no excuse for not submitting homework So-called friends who want to use your account (rather than their own) probably have suspect motives

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Privacy of It isn’tIt isn’t –Never put anything in that would embarrass you if it were printed on the front page of the Daily Trojan or LA Times. Unless you are in the habit of encrypting everything, just assume that anyone can read it – you never know who is!

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Special Days

1-1/10/2000AME 150L Class Pictures I will take digital pictures today They will be posted on the web-site You are responsible for matching names and faces