INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING
Department of Science in Engineering

Course
MTH 2212 Computational Methods and Statistics
Semester II, 2012/2013 Session
Instructor(s)

Dr. Zaharah Wahid
Office: E1-4-8-13
Email: zaharahwahid@iium.edu.my
Phone: 03-6196-4514
General
Information
Section Class Hours Lecture Venue
Section 1
Section 2

Mon-Wed, 11:3012:50 am
Mon-Wed, 3:304:50 am

E1-3-24
E1-3-24
Section 3
Section 4

Tues-Thu, 08:309:50 am
Tues-Thu, 11:3012:50 am

E0-1-15
E1-5-4.3
Tutors
Section 1 Tutorial Fri (8-9:00AM) E1-4-18
Section 2 Tutorial Fri (9- 10:00AM) E1-4-7
Section 3 Tutorial Wed (6- 7:00AM) E1-4-18
Section 4 Tutorial Mon (6- 7:00AM) E1-2-18

Assessment
Schedule
(tentative)
Assignments: 4 compulsory
Quizzes: Any lecture class.
Mid Term Exam: 21th Mar 2013 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM (Thursday)
Kulliyyah

Engineering
Department

Science in Engineering
Programme

All programmes
Course Title

Computational Methods and Statistics
Course Code

MTH 2212
Status

Core course
Level

3
Credit Hours

3

Contact
Hours

3
Pre-requisites
(if any)

Co-requisites
(if any)
MTH 2132
Teaching
Methodology
Lectures, Tutorials, Mini-project, Discussion

Method of
Evaluation
Quizzes : 12%
Assignments : 5%
Mini Project : 8%
Mid-term Examination : 30%
Final Examination : 45%
Total 100%
Instructor(s) Dr. Zaharah Wahid

Semester
Offered
Every semester
Course
Objectives

The objectives of this course are to:
1. Provide students with solid background in the use of numerical and
statistical methods for solving and analyzing variety of engineering
problems.
2. Provide clear understanding of different factors that affect accuracy,
stability and convergence of numerical solutions.
3. Expose students to observable reality through probability theory and
reliability through statistical inference.
4. Enhance the use of computers with appropriate software, in solving
engineering problems..
Learning
Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Apply numerical methods to fit data points and solve engineering
problems.
2. Evaluate differentiation and integration numerically.
3. Analyze the probability distributions for discrete and continuous
random variables.
4. Construct the confidence interval and perform the hypothesis test on
the parameters of populations.
Course
Synopsis

Solution of linear system, curve fitting and interpolation, numerical
differentiation and integration, numerical solutions of ordinary differential
equations. Probability, discrete and continuous random variables,
estimation, testing hypothesis, simple and multiple linear regressions
analysis, experimental design.

Course
Outlines /
Contents
Week Topics Reading
Assignme
nt
1 Probability
Sample space and event. Addition rules.
Conditional probabilities. Multiplication and total
probability rules. Independence.
Chapter 2
REQ1
2,3 Discrete and Continuous Random Variable
Discrete and continuous random variable and
their probability distribution. Mean and Variance.
Uniform distribution, Binomial distribution.
Poisson Distribution. Exponential and normal
distribution. Normal approximation to the
binomial and Poisson distributions.
Chapters
3, 4
REQ1
4 Estimation
Point estimation, Interval estimation and
confidence interval on mean and variance.
Chapters
7, 8
REQ1
5 Testing Hypothesis
Hypothesis testing, significance testing
hypothesis and significance test on the mean.
Hypothesis on variance and comparing two
means and two variances.
Chapters
9
REQ1
6 Simple and Multiple Linear Regression and
Correlation
Least squares method to estimate the parameters,
testing hypothesis, properties of least squares, and
correlation and determination.
Chapters
11, 12
REQ1
Mid Term Exam: 22 Mar 2012 from 8PM to
10PM (Thursday)

7 Experimental design concept
Randomized Complete design, Analysis of
variance (ANOVA)
Chapters
13
REQ1
8,9 Solution of Linear System of Equations
Basic concepts, Gaussian elimination,
Factorization methods, Iterative method.
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors problems
Chapters
9,10,11,27
.2
REQ2
10,11 Curve Fitting and interpolation
Curve fitting methods, Interpolation by spline
functions, Least square
Chapters
17,18
REQ2
12 Numerical differentiation and integration
Numerical differentiation: Forward difference,
backward difference and central difference
methods. Numerical integration: The trapezoidal
and Simpsons rules and Gaussian method.
Chapters
21,22,23
REQ2
13,14 Numerical solutions of ordinary differential
equations
Introduction. Initial value problem: Eulers
method, convergence analysis, Rung-Kutta
methods, linear system of differential equations.
Boundary value problem: finite difference
methods, shooting methods.
Chapters
25,27.1
REQ2

References













Required:
1. Montgomery D.C. and Runger, C., (2003), Applied Statistics and
Probability for Engineers, Wiley.
2. Chapra, R P. and Canale, S. C., (2006) Numerical Methods for
Engineers, Fifth Edition, McGraw Hill.
Recommended:
1. Johan H. M., Kurtis D. F., (2004), Numerical Methods, using
MATLAB, Fourth edition, Prentice Hall.
2. Burden, R.L and Faires, J.D., (2001), Numerical Analysis, 7
th

Edition, Thomson Learning.
3. Recktenwald, G., (2000), Numerical Methods with MATLAB,
Implementation and Application, Prentice-Hall, Inc.
4. Milton J.S. and Arnold .J.S, (2003), Introduction to Probability
and Statistics: Principle and applications for Engineers and
Computing Science, McGraw Hill.
5. Probability & Statistics For Engineers & Scientists. 8
th
Edition
Person International Edition. Walpole, Myers, Myers, Ye.