printer friendly pageENGR 155A: Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers (CME 102)
Analytical and numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations arising in engineering applications: Solution of initial and boundary value problems, series solutions, Laplace transforms, and nonlinear equations; numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations, accuracy of numerical methods, linear stability theory, finite differences. Introduction to MATLAB programming as a basic tool kit for computations. Problems from various engineering fields. Prerequisite:
CME 100/
ENGR 154 or
MATH 51.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-FR, GER:DB-Math
Instructors:
Le, H. (PI)
;
Moin, P. (PI)
ENGR 155B: Linear Algebra and Partial Differential Equations for Engineers (CME 104)
Linear algebra: matrix operations, systems of algebraic equations, Gaussian elimination, undetermined and overdetermined systems, coupled systems of ordinary differential equations, eigensystem analysis, normal modes. Fourier series with applications, partial differential equations arising in science and engineering, analytical solutions of partial differential equations. Numerical methods for solution of partial differential equations: iterative techniques, stability and convergence, time advancement, implicit methods, von Neumann stability analysis. Examples and applications from various engineering fields. Prerequisite:
CME 102/
ENGR 155A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-FR, GER:DB-Math
Instructors:
Khayms, V. (PI)
ENGR 155C: Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers (CME 106)
Probability: random variables, independence, and conditional probability; discrete and continuous distributions, moments, distributions of several random variables. Topics in mathematical statistics: random sampling, point estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, non-parametric tests, regression and correlation analyses; applications in engineering, industrial manufacturing, medicine, biology, and other fields. Prerequisite:
CME 100/ENGR154 or
MATH 51.
Terms: Win, Sum
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math, WAY-AQR, WAY-FR
Instructors:
Khayms, V. (PI)
GEOPHYS 120: Ice, Water, Fire (GEOPHYS 220)
Introductory application of continuum mechanics to ice sheets and glaciers, water waves and tsunamis, and volcanoes. Emphasis on physical processes and mathematical description using balance of mass and momentum, combined with constitutive equations for fluids and solids. Designed for undergraduates with no prior geophysics background; also appropriate for beginning graduate students.nnPrerequisites:
CME 100 or
MATH 52 and
PHYSICS 41 (or equivalent).nnOffered every year, winter quarter (except 2013-2014, when offered in spring).
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA, WAY-FR, GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Dunham, E. (PI)
;
Bydlon, S. (TA)
GES 1B: Introduction to Geology: California Desert Geology
For non-majors and prospective majors or minors in the Earth Sciences. The landscapes and rock formations of California's Death Valley and Owens Valley are used as natural laboratories for studying active geologic processes that shape Earth's surface (earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes, glaciers) and for tracing a billion years of Earth history, climate change, and historic human impacts. Lectures on these topics and hands-on laboratory exercises involving rock identification and interpreting topographic and geologic maps and satellite imagery provide an introduction to physical geology and the background necessary to appreciate an optional 6-day field trip to these desert areas during the Thanksgiving recess, which can be taken separately as
GES183. Only one of
GES 1A, 1B, or 1C may be taken for credit. Recommended: high school chemistry.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Mahood, G. (PI)
;
Mallis, J. (PI)
GES 111: Fundamentals of Structural Geology (CEE 195)
Techniques for mapping using GPS and differential geometry to characterize structures; dimensional analysis and scaling relations; kinematics of deformation and flow; measurement and analysis of stress; elastic deformation and properties of rock; brittle deformation including fracture and faulting; linear viscous flow including folding and magma dynamics; model development and methodology. Models of tectonic processes are constructed and solutions visualized using MATLAB. Prerequisites:
GES 1,
MATH 51
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Pollard, D. (PI)
LINGUIST 110: Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
Differences in the sounds of the world's languages and how these sounds are made by the human vocal tract. Theories that account for cross-linguistic similarities in the face of differences.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-FR
Instructors:
Sumner, M. (PI)
;
D'Onofrio, A. (TA)
LINGUIST 120: Introduction to Syntax
Grammatical constructions, primarily English, and their consequences for a general theory of language. Practical experience in forming and testing linguistic hypotheses, reading, and constructing rules.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-FR
LINGUIST 121: Crosslinguistic Syntax
A data-driven introduction to the methods of syntactic analysis, and their results. Emphasis is on understanding how languages are systematically alike and different in their basic sentence structure. Focuses on building up syntactic argumentation skills via the collective development of a partial formal theory of sentence structure, which attempts to model native speaker knowledge. Draws on data from a diverse array of the world's languages, including but not limited to English. Satisfies the WIM requirement for Linguistics if taken for 4 units
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-FR
Instructors:
Gribanov, V. (PI)
;
Krejci, B. (TA)
LINGUIST 130A: Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (LINGUIST 230A)
Linguistic meaning and its role in communication. Topics include ambiguity, vagueness, presupposition, intonational meaning, and Grice's theory of conversational implicature. Applications to issues in politics, the law, philosophy, advertising, and natural language processing. Those who have not taken logic, such as
PHIL 150
or 151, should also enroll in 130C. Pre- or corequisite: 120, 121, consent of instructor, or graduate standing in Linguistics.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-FR
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