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This course was originally offered in Course 13 (Department of Ocean Engineering) as 13.472J. In 2005, ocean engineering subjects became part of Course 2 (Department of Mechanical Engineering), and this course was renumbered 2.158J.

Permission of instructor (Subject requires typical undergraduate mathematics, eg. ordinary differential equations, introductory linear algebra and numerical analysis, and a high level programming language.)

• PS1 on Differential Geometry: 15%
• PS2 on B-splines and NURBS:  25%
• PS3 on Blends, GCs and Intersections: 20%
• PS4 on Non-Linear Solver and Offsets: 25%
• PS5 on Solid Modeling: 15%

• Patrikalakis, N. M., and T. Maekawa. Shape Interrogation for Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing. New York, NY: Springer Verlag, February 2002. ISBN: 9783540424543.
• Additional lecture notes will be handed out in class.