Assignments and Solutions for Computer Tools for Engineers

• Assignment #5 - Assignment #5 is six problems from chapters 4, 6, and 7 of the book (and can be found on pages 242 to 249, pages 377 to 385, and pages 460 to 466). From chapter 4 the problems are: #11, and #14 (for #14 use a file for the input and assume that the last value in the file is ALWAYS -999 and that -999 occurs nowhere else than as the last value and is thus considered a "flag value"). From chapter 6 the problems are: #4 and #11. From chapter 7 the problems are: #1 and #2. For the final quiz of the semester - quiz #5 - both problem will come from the above assigned problems. There will be no "new" problems. The dice will be rolled until two problems from two different chapters are selected (i.e., both problems will not come from the same chapter). See the hints page for some hints for this assignment. The solutions for assignment #5 are: a7_5_11.f, a7_5_14.f, a7_5_4.f, a7_5_11a.f, a7_5_1.f, and a7_5_2.f.

• Assignment #4 - Assignment #4 is six problems from chapters 3 and 4 of the book (and can be found on pages 173 to 175 and pages 243 to 249). From chapter 3 the problems are: #3, #4, and #9 (for #9 change "... reads triples of real numbers ..." to "... reads triples of positive integer numbers ...". From chapter 4 the problems are: #1, #2, and #5 (for #5 be careful with conversions - you don't want to crash on Mars!). Program input and output shoud be user friendly (e.g., input should be prompted for and output should include name of parameter being output and its units). A minimal program header is required in all cases. The quiz will consist of two problems, one of which will be from these assignment problems. The IF problems from the set of six "new problems" (from which the TA's will select a new problem) come from the book. You can expect one IF problem and one loop problem for the quiz. The loop problems are, I think, easier than the IF problems. See the hints page for some hints for this assignment. The solutions for assignment #4 are: a7_4_3.f, a7_4_4.f, a7_4_9.f, a7_4_1.f, a7_4_2.f, and a7_4_5.f. The new problems were, new7_4.txt and their solutions are: new7_4_1.f, new7_4_2.f, new7_4_3.f, new7_4_4.f, new7_4_5.f, and new7_4_6.f.

• Assignment #3 - Assignment #3 is six problems from chapter 2 of the book (and can be found on pages 106 through 112). The problems are: #6, #7, #10, #11, #12, and #14. Program input and output shoud be user friendly (i.e., input should be prompted for and output should include name of parameter being output and its units). A minimal program header is required in all cases. The quiz will consist of two problems, one of which will be from these assignment problems. The solutions for assignment #3 are: a7_3_6.f, a7_3_7.f, a7_3_10.f, a7_3_11.f, a7_3_12.f and a7_3_14.f. The new quiz problems were, new7_3.txt and their solutions are: new7_3_1.f, new7_3_2.f, and new7_3_3.f.

• Assignment #2 - Assignment #2 is a Excel assignment and can be found here. For quiz #2 one of the assignment problems will be randomly chosen and the second problem will be a new problem. The solution for assignment #2 is ass7_2.zip.

• Assignment #1 - Assignment #1 is a Mathcad assignment and can be found here. Good luck... and remember to always ask questions. The first quiz will be based on a random selection of two problems from this assignment. All future quizzes will be based on a random selection of one problem from the assignemnt and one "new" problem. The solution for assignment #1 is ass7_1.zip.