Mechanical Engineering
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- Admission : /en/education/bachelor/mechanical-engineering/admission/
- Structure of studies : /en/education/bachelor/mechanical-engineering/structure-of-studies/
- Study program : /en/education/bachelor/mechanical-engineering/study-program/
- Career perspectives : /en/education/bachelor/mechanical-engineering/career-perspectives/
- Exchange programs : /en/education/bachelor/mechanical-engineering/exchange-programs/
- People : /en/education/bachelor/mechanical-engineering/people/
Study program
Department:
Mechanical Engineering
Specialization:
Plastics and lightweight structures
Module: Soft Skills 1
Course description
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Objectives
A la fin du cours, l'étudiant-e est capable de:
- comprendre les possibilités et les limites de l'analyse numérique
- utiliser des méthodes numériques de résolution d'équation(s) non linéaire(s)
- appliquer les méthodes de base de l'algèbre linéaire numérique (factorisation LU, méthode(s) itérative(s) ...)
- connaître les méthodes de résolution numérique d'équations différentielles
- développer des routines pour résoudre des problèmes
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Content
Dans un environnement MATLAB ou Python
- représentation des nombres (réels) sur l'ordinateur. Erreurs inévitables sur un ordinateur
- recherche de zéros de fonction non linéaire. La cinématique de la plateforme de Stewart
- recherche de zéros de plusieurs fonctions non linéaires. Le système mondial de positionnement (GPS)
- méthodes numériques de l'algèbre linéaire. La diffusion de la chaleur et Google PageRank
- résolution d'équations diférentielles. Le pont de Tacoma
- transformée de Fourier. Le format JPEG
Type of teaching and workload
Lecture course (including exercises)
32 periods
Course specification
Year of validity
2025-2026
Weight
2nd year
Semester
Spring
Program
French,Bilingual
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Language of instruction
French
ID
B2C-MANU-M
Level
Intermediate
Course type
Core
Study program
Bachelor
Evaluation methods
- Continuous assessment Practical exercises / Evaluated reports,
Course grade calculation method
The continuous assessment mark is the weighted average of the courses evaluations. If the course includes practical labs (TP), the course mark is the weighted average of the TP mark and the mark of the other evaluations. If one of these two marks (TP or other evaluations) is less than 3.0, the course counts as failed and no mark is given.
Intructor(s) and/or coordinator(s)
Richard Baltensperger, Corinne Hager Jörin