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University of California, Berkeley Fall Semester 2017

Department of Mechanical Engineering Instructor: M. Frenklach

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E7: Introduction to Computer Programming for Scientists and Engineers  1CourseObjectives E7isanintroductorycourseoncomputerprogrammingforlower‐division students in science andengineering.Theprincipalgoalofthecourseistointroducebasiccomputerprogramming concepts and apply them to computer‐based problem‐solving methods.  The course stresses hands‐on computer programming using MATLAB, a powerful high‐level programming environment. 

2CourseFormat E7 consists of classroom lectures, computer laboratory sections, and classroom discussions. Faculty instructor delivers lectures and discussions, while student instructors (GSIs) supervise laboratorysections. LectureswillbeginonWednesday,August23,andheldMondaysandWednesdaysin2050Valley LifeSciences(VLS),from9:10to10:00am.DiscussionswillbeginonFriday,August25,andbe heldFridaysin2050VLSfrom9:10to10:00am.Thediscussionswillcoveradditionalexercises, presentanddiscusstheupcominghomework/laboratoryassignments,andanswerquestions. Laboratorysectionswillbeginonthesecondweekofinstruction,startingMonday,August28. 

3CourseWebsite The course website in hosted at https://bcourses.berkeley.edu/.  All material, schedules, homework,andcommunicationregardingthecoursewillbehandledthroughthiswebsite.Your bCoursesaccountwillalsogiveyousecureaccesstoyourgradesandtoadiscussionboardfrom where you will be able to communicate with the faculty, GSIs, and your classmates.  For the discussion board we will be using Piazza (linked via bCourses), which is accessed via the E7 bCourses site.  The discussion board is an excellent forum to post questions regarding the coursework.Youarestronglyencouragedtoposttechnicalquestionsonthediscussionboard, asopposed tocommunicating themby privateemail. It isyour responsibilityto checkthe E7 bCoursessitefrequently,asimportantinformationaboutthecoursewillberoutinelypostedon bCourseswithoutnecessarilybeingannouncedinthelectures. 

4TeachingStaff Instructor:ProfessorMichaelFrenklach([email protected]),6105BEtcheverryHall. HeadGSI:JasonSimon([email protected]) ContactinformationfortheotherGSIswillbeavailableonthecoursewebsite.Logisticalmatters pertainingtothecourseshouldbeaddressedtotheheadGSI. 

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University of California, Berkeley Fall Semester 2017

Department of Mechanical Engineering Instructor: M. Frenklach

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5CourseTextandProgrammingLanguage Thereisnorequiredtextbookforthecourse. WehighlyrecommendyouobtainthelatestreleaseoftheStudentVersionofMATLAB,which canbeobtained(free)viaUCBerkeley’sSoftware.TheMatlabsoftwarecomeswithextensive built‐in help.  Additional help and tutorials can be found on the Mathworks website.  Among otherthings,thiswebsitecontainsdocumentation,includingmanualsthatyoucandownloadfor free.InadditiontotheMatlabdocumentation,wewillposthandoutsonbCourses.   

6Assignments Therewillbeapproximately12assignments(generallydueeveryweek).Allassignmentsmust beturnedinnolaterthan11:59pmontheFridayoftheweektheyaredue.Assignmentsare meant to be worked onboth outside of class and during laboratory sections.  Here are some importantguidelines: (i)TheprocedureforworkingonyourassignmentswillbeexplainedduringtheDiscussionSession onFriday,August25.Weeklylaboratoryassignmentswillbeavailablefordownload(generally onThursdays)intheformofaPDFfile.Youwillalsohavetodownloadanauto‐graderMatlab pfile(generallyafewdaysbeforetheassignmentduedate),whichyoucanrunafteryouhave completedpartorallofyourassignment.Theauto‐graderpfilewillgradeyourworksoyoucan seeyourscore.Pleaseusetheexactfunctionsignaturesasspecifiedforeachproblem.Youneed touploada.zipfilecontainingallthemfilestobCoursesnolaterthan11:59pmontheFridayof theweektheyaredue.Nameyourzippedfilelastname_firstname_hw1forthefirsthomework, etc.Youcanuploadthisfilemultipletimesuntilthedeadlineandonlyyourlastuploadedfilewill bepreserved.Furtherdetailswillbeprovidedineachassignment. (ii) Owing to the size of the class, late assignments will not be accepted under any circumstances. (iii)Forgradingpurposes,twoofthelowestgradesassignmentswillbedropped. (iv)Itisacceptabletodiscusswithyourclassmatesthematerialcontainedintheassignments. However,werequirethatyoucompleteallassignmentsonyourown.Copyingsomeoneelse's workorallowingyourworktobecopiedconstitutescheating,andwillresultinatleastzero credit for the entire assignment, as well as possible disciplinary action (see the Academic Honestysectionbelow).     

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Department of Mechanical Engineering Instructor: M. Frenklach

7MidtermsandFinal There will be two 50‐minute midterm examinations during the Friday discussion times (see calendarfordates).Also,therewillbea3‐hourfinalexamination on Monday, December11, 7:00‐10:00 pm (Final exam Group 4).  You will be required to provide your student ID before enteringtheexaminationroom.Itisyourresponsibilitynottoenrollinanothercoursethatis partofExamgroup4(whichincludesallcoursestaughtMWF&MTWTF,9&9:30am).  

8AcademicHonesty ThestudentcommunityatUCBerkeleyhasadoptedthefollowingHonorCode:"Asamemberof the UC Berkeley community, I act with honesty, integrity, and respect for others."  Your E7 instructorsjoinyouinpledgingtoadheretothiscode. Please note that copying programming code (even if it is only a portion of a larger program) constitutescheatingandweplantodeploysoftwarethatwilldetectwhencodehasbeencopied. Cheatingwillresultina0ontheassignmentandareportsubmittedtoTheCenterforStudent Conduct. For further details, see the Berkeley Campus Code of Student Conduct at: http://sa.berkeley.edu/student‐code‐of‐conduct.  

9GradesandGrading Thecoursegradewillbeassignedbasedonthefollowingpercentages: 30% 20% 20% 30%

HomeworkAssignments Midterm1 Midterm2 Final

If you find any discrepancies between the issued grades and the grades posted on bCourses, pleasebringthemtotheattentionofoneofyourlaboratoryGSIsimmediately.  

10Re‐grading Ifyoubelievethataproblem(ofAssignmentorMidterm)wasgradedincorrectly,writeashort paragraphoutliningyourcaseandsubmititintoaREGRADEfolderonbCourses.Youhaveone weekfromthetimeyoureceiveyourAssignmentorMidtermbacktosubmittheregraderequest.

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