MEC 270 - Computations for Engineering Technology

3 credits
Presents the use of spreadsheets and Matlab or equivalent to solve a variety of problems in introductory engineering analysis, such as graphing data, unit conversions, simple statistical analysis, sorting, searching and analyzing data, curve fitting, interpolation, solving algebraic equations, logical decisions, evaluating integrals, comparing economic alternatives, and finding optimum solutions. The acquisition and processing of data as well as macro programming in Basic are also covered. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. Total: 4 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): ITE 115 or ITE 152 . Pre- or Co-requisites: MEC 102 or departmental permission.