Description
Floating point arithmetic; numerical solution of ODEs; finite difference methods for PDEs; stability, accuracy and convergence: von Neumann analysis, CFL condition, Lax Theorem. Finite element methods: boundary value problems and elliptic PDEs. Spectral and pseudo-spectral methods.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): MATH 2454 and MATH 3806 , or permission of the School.
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): MATH 2454 and MATH 3806 , or permission of the School.
- Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as MATH 5806 , for which additional credit is precluded.
- Lectures three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language
Floating point arithmetic; numerical solution of ODEs; finite difference methods for PDEs; stability, accuracy and convergence: von Neumann analysis, CFL condition, Lax Theorem. Finite element methods: boundary value problems and elliptic PDEs. Spectral and pseudo-spectral methods.
- Prerequisite(s): MATH 2454 and MATH 3806 , or permission of the School.
- Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as MATH 5806 , for which additional credit is precluded.
- Lectures three hours a week.
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