AMATH 581

Scientific Computing

Prerequisites

Either a course in numerical analysis or permission of instructor.

Description

Survey of numerical techniques for differential equations. Emphasis is on implementation of numerical schemes for application problems. For ordinary differential equations, initial value problems and second order boundary value problems are covered. Methods for partial differential equations include finite differences, finite elements and spectral methods. Requires use of a scientific programming language (e.g., MATLAB or Python).

CEC Data

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