Numerical Methods Course
This course provides practical skills in numerical methods for engineering analysis, focusing on root-finding algorithms and their application to modeling steel columns under axial loads.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This Numerical Methods Course takes you through modelling an axially loaded steel column, working out the nonlinear governing equation, and picking good root-finding algorithms. You'll get hands-on with implementing Newton–Raphson, bisection, and secant methods, setting proper stopping criteria, doing sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, checking results, and reporting final stresses, deformations, and safety checks in a professional way.
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Develop skills
- Interpret numerical stress results: turn raw outputs into clear decisions.
- Apply root-finding methods: use Newton, secant, and bisection with confidence.
- Model steel columns: link stress, strain, and thermal effects in compact formulas.
- Implement iterations in code: write and verify fast, stable solvers for f(u)=0.
- Perform sensitivity and safety checks: quantify uncertainty and factors of safety.
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