Programming for Engineers

Problem solving with Python: control flow, functions, data files, NumPy, pandas, classes, algorithms, SciPy, Monte Carlo and software practice.

ENCM-100 Year 1 3 credits 12 lessons · 5 h 54 min

Offered by HSM University · Engineering Core

This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian version.

What you'll learn

Break engineering problems into algorithms, plan them with pseudocode and flowcharts, and debug and test programs
Use variables, types, expressions, the math module and formatted output correctly, including floating-point limits
Write programs with decisions and loops, including input validation, bisection, Newton's method and design searches
Organize code into documented, tested functions and modules
Process data with lists, dictionaries, files and NumPy, and apply curve fitting, numerical integration, linear solvers and Euler's method
Parse text and structured data files and handle errors with exceptions
Use multidimensional NumPy arrays, broadcasting and linear algebra routines
Analyze tabular and time-series data with pandas and present it with Matplotlib
Design and use classes and dataclasses to model engineering objects
Choose efficient algorithms and apply searching, sorting, recursion and shortest-path methods
Solve engineering problems with SciPy and quantify uncertainty by Monte Carlo simulation
Write tested, documented, version-controlled programs and take professional responsibility for them

12 lessons · 5 h 54 min total · final exam

Problem solving with Python: control flow, functions, data files, NumPy, pandas, classes, algorithms, SciPy, Monte Carlo and software practice.

Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 1.