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Courses - Spring 2026
ENFP
Engineering, Fire Protection Department Site
Open Seats as of
11/19/2025 at 06:30 PM
ENFP201
Computer Programming and Numerical Methods in Fire Protection Engineering
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MATH141.
Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Fire Protection program.
A broad range of numerical methods are illustrated and applications related to engineering problems are implemented with computer programming. The topics include: finding roots of equations with bracketing and open methods; solving linear systems of equations with matrices, Gauss elimination, LU decomposition, and iterative methods; linear regression, polynomial interpolation; numerical integration and numerical differentiation; ordinary and partial differential equations. Additional topics such as optimization, eigenvalues, Fourier analysis, splines, and Romberg integration may be included.