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ChE 15 - Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computation

ChE 15

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computation

9 units (1-3-5)   |  second term
Prerequisites: CS 1 or instructor's permission.
Introduction to computational methods and tools with emphasis on their application to chemical engineering. Basic knowledge of Python is assumed. The course will focus on writing Python code to solve and present results of scientific and engineering computations and data analysis, and the use of methods in Python libraries, including NumPy, SciPy, and MatPlotLib . Students are expected to attend a lecture/discussion session and two computational laboratories weekly.
Instructor: Flagan
Published Date: Aug. 27, 2025