The following syllabus is provided for your benefit. It is a 'generic' syllabus and does not account for holidays. Refer to the syllabus given to you by your instructor for additional detail.
The last column of the syllabus provides important notes and access to lecture material and homework. The letters LEC, indicate the lecture material used in the classroom in HTML format. These files are NOT active MathCAD files. They are provided for your use if you happen to be working at a computer without MathCAD installed. If you are at a computer with MathCAD installed, you can download the lectures in the MathCAD native format by going to the downloads page.
The letters HW represent the homework problems assigned. Clicking this link will download your homework assignment. Some of these assignments involve multiple files, so they are in a zipped format. To access these files, you will need to install WinZIP or WinRAR on your computer. I recommend you create a subdirectory on your computer dedicated to this course. Download and unzip all files into that directory so you know where to find them.
| Session | Topic | Reading Assignment | Homework |
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| 1 | MathCAD Conventions Help, Resource Center, Quicksheets Local vs. Global Variables Basic Mathematical Operations Built-in Constants & Greek Symbols Functions (Built-in vs. Defining) Basic Units MathCAD Regions and Areas Inserting Objects |
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Sections 3.1 - 3.4.1 Sections 3.6 |
LEC: MathCAD Fundamentals LEC: Insert Objects HW: MathCAD Fundamentals |
| 2 | Units English vs. Metric Built-in Units Redefining Units Range Variables |
Section 2.5 Chapter 4 Chapter 4, Pgs 76-77 |
LEC: Manipulation of built-in Units LEC: Defining your own unit system LEC: Range Variables HW: Using Complex Units HW: Defining your own unit system HW: Range Variables |
| 3 | Vectors and Matrices Read/Write Operations |
Section 7.5 | LEC: Vectors and Matrices HW: Using Matrices |
| 4 | Simultaneous Equations Graphing |
Section 8.1 Section 5.1 |
LEC: Simultaneous Equations HW: Simultaneous Equations |
5 | Data Analysis Statistical Functions Interpolation Curve Smoothing |
Chapter 5 | LEC: Regression Techniques LEC: Curve Smoothing HW: StarTrek |
| 6 | MIDTERM EXAM Applications - Writing MathCAD Programs |
Comprehensive Chapter 6 Section 3.4.2 - 3.5 |
On Line LEC: Programming EX: Example - Psychrometrics EX: Example - Pipe Friction HW: Programming |
| 7 | Applications - Excel |
LEC: Lecture HW: Homework |
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| 8 | Applications - Integrating with Excel | LEC: Integrating Excel LEC: Engineering Economics Example HW: Integrating Excel |
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| 9 | Applications - Generating reusable worksheets | LEC: Matrix Operations LEC: Programming |
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| 10 | Applications - Generating reusable worksheets |
EX: Applications - Advanced EX: Applications - Scriptable Controls |
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| 11 | FINAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM |