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There is a great amount of real engineering problems whose governing equations do not allow the development of exact analytical solutions. Their solution requires the implementation of approximate solutions by means of numerical methods. This course presents an introduction to numerical methods and focuses on the implementation of computational algorithms to solve engineering problems using these approximate methods. The course also analyzes different topics, such as equation roots, Linear systems of equations, optimization, numerical integration and differentiation, and problems that involve the solution of ordinary and partial differential equations.

The monitoring is a distinction the University grants to students who excel in their academic studies and in their human condition. This distinction will allow them to take part on teaching and research processes.

The course introduces the basic concepts of mass and energy balance and thermodynamics applied in the Environmental Engineering field. Included topics are: basic concepts and units, process variables, mass balance, general concepts in thermodynamics, pure substance,English,- properties, First Law of Thermodynamics, other thermodynamic concepts. At the end of this course, the student will be able to perform overall mass balances, and specifically to environmental processes. Understand the thermodynamic properties of pure substances. Perform energy balances of great importance in the environmental field.

The course objective is to train students in the use of basic concepts to understand the behavior of the structures most commonly used in civil infrastructure. After completing this course, students will be able to individually address any problem involving determination of displacements and internal forces of deformable bodies and have a clear understanding of its behavior. Topics being tackled include: idealization and modeling of structures, traditional methods, direct stiffness method, lines of influence, types of structures and loads, and approximate methods.

The course treat the dynamics of planet earth, understood as the dynamic of the planet and between its components. The course is divided in three parts: The lithosphere, the atmosphere, and the hydrosphere. The first part deals with the dynamics of the solid component of the,English,- planet from its origin as part of the solar system to the actual structure and composition of planet earth. The part corresponding to the atmosphere deals with the physical and chemical properties of it, clouds formation, precipitation, winds, sea currents, weather, climate change and atmospheric damage. The liquid component of earth deals with the processes on the earth surface and the surface layers of the sub ground related with the influence of water in landscape formation within the geomorphologic cycle.

This course introduces the students to geotechnical area through two components: theoretical and experimental. The theoretical component deals with the basic concepts and tools of soils mechanics and its application in geotechnical engineering. In the experimental component, the students perform, analyze, and interpret the principal laboratory tests used in geotechnical engineering.

The objective of the course is to introduce the students to fluids, their physical properties, and mechanical behavior. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand the behavior of fluids in different engineering situations, based on the use of physics equations and numerical methods to facilitate the calculations. The fluid studied on the course is water, its applications, drinking water supply problems, and the collection and evacuation of residual and pluvial water and hydraulic structure operation among others. During the course, the students use concepts such as open channel hydraulics, hydrology, river hydrology, hydraulic structures and groundwater. Concepts and equations of mass, momentum, and energy conservation are also introduced and applied in the context of fluids. Particular emphasis is placed on friction loss and its effect on the design of engineering systems related with water treatment. In general, the following topics are covered: fluids properties, fluids statics, fluid kinematics and conservation laws, behavior of real fluids (shear stresses, velocity distribution and energy loss), dimensional analysis and dynamic similarity, flux in pressurized pipes, pipes design, applications.

The hydraulics course aims to introduce the student to the concepts of water movement mechanics in open flumes in order to be able to understand the behavior of this flow in the different applications of civil and environmental engineering, particularly in relation to drinking water supply and collection and disposal of wastewater in an urban environment. Other applications are hydraulics of rivers, irrigation districts and hydraulic structures associated with dams, treatment plants and pumping stations. The topics covered on the course are: application of the conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy, learned on the fluid mechanics course; the case of free surface flows; specific energy and specific momentum channels; uniform flow in partially full pipes and natural and artificial channels with gradually and rapidly varied flow; design of hydraulic structures; and unsteady flow in open channels.

The hydraulics course aims to introduce the student to the concepts of water movement mechanics in open flumes in order to be able to understand the behavior of this flow in the different applications of civil and environmental engineering, particularly in relation to drinking water supply and collection and disposal of wastewater in an urban environment. Other applications are hydraulics of rivers, irrigation districts and hydraulic structures associated with dams, treatment plants and pumping stations. The topics covered on the course are: application of the conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy, learned on the fluid mechanics course; the case of free surface flows; specific energy and specific momentum channels; uniform flow in partially full pipes and natural and artificial channels with gradually and rapidly varied flow; design of hydraulic structures; and unsteady flow in open channels.

This course studies the principles of physical-chemical treatment of drinking waters. The course provides a basis for the analysis and dimensioning of conventional treatment technologies using theoretical concepts and technical recommendations.

This course presents an introduction to microbiology and its application possibilities in biological processes within environmental engineering. The basic concepts and fundamentals for the design of some biological processes on environmental engineering are studied.

In this course, students study naturally occurring flows of air and water on our planet Earth, laws and equations that govern any fluid, especially of those that affect the environmental quality of those fluids.