UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EML 5060 - MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MECHANICAL
AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Alain J. Kassab, ENGR 381F
TEL:
(407) 823-5778
EMAIL:
alain.kassab@ucf.edu
OFFICE HOURS:
see posted times on wesbite
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Vector field theory, generalized coordinates, complex variables, contour
integration and Laplace and Fourier transforms and inversions, variable coefficient
Ode's, and solutions of PDE's for governing equations of heat transfer, ideal fluid flow,
and mechanics.
GOALS:

To develop the applied mathematical techniques necessary for graduate studies and
research in mechanical and aerospace engineering.

TOPICS:

1. Vector Analysis: basic vector operations with applications to heat transfer and fluid
flow, line integrals with applications to fluid flow, heat transfer, electricity and
magnetism, vector theorems with applications to fluid flow, heat transfer, mechanics,
and curvilinear coordinates and coordinate transformations; applications to finite
element methods.
2. Complex Variables: representation of complex numbers, functions of a complex
variable and Cauchy Reimann conditions, line integration, Cauchy's integral theorem,
and Cauchy's integral formula, contour integration and residue theorem; application
to Laplace and Fourier transforms, applications in heat transfer, fluid flow, and
vibrations; and conformal mapping with application to ideal fluid flow, heat transfer,
and aerodynamics.
3. Advanced Ode's: variable coefficient Ode's , Taylor series expansions and indicial
equation, Frobenius expansion, Legendre's equation, Bessel's equation, Bessel's
modified equation, and Bessel functions, applications to boundary value problems in
heat transfer.
4. Elements of PDE's: Eigenvalue problems and Sturm-Liouville System, Fourier series
representation of functions, separation of variables with applications to the diffusion
equation, superposition, asymptotic solutions, and variation of parameters; diffusion
equation, wave equation, and Laplace's equation in Cartesian, cylindrical, spherical
coordinates.

TEXTBOOK:
REFERENCES:

Zill, D.G. and Wright, W.S., Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Jones and
Bartlett Publishers, Boston, 2014.
Sokolnikoff, I.S. and Redheffer, R.M., Mathematics of Modern Physics and
Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York, 1966.
Kreyszig, E., Advanced Engineering Mathematics, John Wiley and Sons, New York,
1993.
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GRADING:

Midterm (in-class = 45%) and Final (take-home + in-class = 45%); Homework (10%).
Exams are administered in-class and at remote FEEDS sites, and they are open book
and notes.

MIDTERM:
FINAL:

In class exam Tuesday, October 25, 2016.

In class on Thursday, December 08, 2016 from 1:00 PM 3:50 PM.

ATTENDENCE:

You are expected to attend lectures and completed assigned homework. Exams
will be administered in class and at remote FEEDS sites for students taking the course
at a remote site via-video streaming.
As of Fall 2014, all faculty members are required to document students'
academic activity at the beginning of each course. In order to document that
you began this course, you must complete the first class assignment posted on
CANVAS by Friday of the first week of classes. Failure to do so may result in a
delay in the disbursement of your financial aid.

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