Math 226C Spring 2012

Math 266C Computational PDE

Meeting Information

• Room: RH 440R
• Day & time: Tu Th 11:00 am - 12:20 pm
• Office hour: M W 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Project and Homework

• Project 1: FAS for Steady Navier-Stokes Equations. Due date: Apr 20.
• Homework 1: Transport Equations. Due date: May 1.
• Project 2: Numerical methods for the Wave Equation. Due date: May 22.
• Homework 2: Conservation Laws. Due date: June 11.
• Project 3: Numerical methods for Conservation Laws. Due date: June 20.

Syllabus

In Math 226 C, we shall focus on numerical solutions for the hyperbolic equations: the transport equation, the wave equation and the conservation laws.

Textbook

• J.W. Thomas. Numerical Partial Differential Equations.
• S. Larsson and V. Thom´ee, Partial Differential Equations with Numerical Methods, Springer, 2003.

References

• Gilbert Strang. Computational Science and Engineering, Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 2007. Watch viedos in iTunes U.

Grading

Your course grade will be determined by your cumulative average at the end of the term:

• 40% Homework
• 40% Matlab projects
• 20% Final Exam/Project