CPEN 101 — Engineering Computational Tools
Food Process Engineering · University of Ghana
Computing systems: computer hardware components and organization, computer software – operating system, types of computer languages, concept for executing a computer program. Engineering problem solving methodology, software tools for solving engineering problems. Spreadsheet: characteristics of spreadsheet, arithmetic operations, common engineering functions and operations, logical operations, plotting capabilities, simple engineering model application with spreadsheet. MATLAB: user interface, characteristics of Matlab program. Working with Variables: creating variables, data import from external sources, data entry, scalars, vector and matrix data, vector and matrix arithmetic, plotting and visualization. MATLAB file: Matlab editor, creating M-files, editing and running files. MATLAB functions: Basic mathematical functions, data analysis functions, random functions, logical functions, relational and logical operators, if statements, loop. Data Input and Output: data types and formats in Matlab, constructing and accessing data types, converting data types, import and export of files types. Matlab applications for solving basic engineering problems. Core (Level 300)
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- FPEN 301 — Heat Transfer
- FPEN 302 — Separation Process
- FPEN 303 — Thermodynamics II
- FPEN 304 — Engineering and Design of Food Process II
- FPEN 305 — Engineering and Design of Food Process I
- FPEN 306 — Chemical Reaction Engineering
- FPEN 307 — Introduction to Food Microbiology
- FPEN 308 — Environmental Engineering in Food Processing
- FPEN 309 — Introduction to Biotechnology
- FPEN 311 — Process/Product Development in Food Processing
- FPEN 312 — Mass Transfer
- FPEN 314 — Rheological and Sensory Properties of Food
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).