CS 455/CSE 411/MATH 455

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Spring 2006

Instructor: Location and Time:
  • 1111 Siebel Center
  • 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Credit:
  • 3 or 4 Hours
Grading:
  • 35% Homework
  • 10% Quizzes
  • 20% Midterm Exam
  • 35% Final Exam
Required Textbooks: Recommended Textbooks: Course Materials:

Course Schedule:

  Date Lecture Topic Assignment / Reading
Tue 17-Jan 1. Introduction to PDEs Read General PDE Notes
Thu 19-Jan 2. Classification and Characteristics M&M Chapter 1
Tue 24-Jan 3. Heat Equation Read Finite Difference Notes I
M&M Chapter 2
Thu 26-Jan 4. Analysis of Explicit FD Method M&M Chapter 2
HW 1 assigned
Tue 31-Jan 5. Fourier Analysis of FD Method M&M Chapter 2
Thu 2-Feb 6. Method of Lines M&M Chapter 2
Tue 7-Feb 7. Maximum Principal M&M Chapter 2
Thu 9-Feb 8. Non-Dirichlet Boundary Conditions HW 1 due by 5 PM
Tue 14-Feb 9. General Linear Problems M&M Chapter 2
Thu 16-Feb 10. Higher Dimensions M&M Chapter 3
HW2 assigned
Tue 21-Feb 11. Curved Boundaries Quiz 1 (covers M&M Chapter 2)
Thu 23-Feb 12. Hyperbolic Equations M&M Chapter 4
Tue 28-Feb 13. Conservation Laws (De Sterck's Notes) Guest Lecturer: Luke Olson
Thu 2-Mar 14. Hyperbolic Equations HW 2 due by 5 PM
Tue 7-Mar 15. ** Midterm Exam ** Max 99, Min 30, Mean 86.6, Median 94, Count 24
Thu 9-Mar 16. Hyperbolic Equations M&M Chapter 4
HW 3 assigned
Fri 10-Mar Drop Deadline
Tue 14-Mar 17. Hyperbolic Equations  
Thu 16-Mar 18. Elliptic Equations  
Tue 21-Mar Spring Vacation
Thu 23-Mar
Tue 28-Mar 19. Elliptic Equations  
Thu 30-Mar 20. Quadratic Functionals HW 3 due by 5 PM
Tue 4-Apr 21. Quadratic Functionals  
Thu 6-Apr 22. Euler-Lagrange Quiz 2 (Covers M&M 4.6, 4.7, 6.1 - 6.5)
HW4 assigned
Tue 11-Apr 23. Variational Formulation  
Thu 13-Apr 24. Greens Divergence Theorem  
Tue 18-Apr 25. Programming the Finite Element Method HW 4 due by 5 PM
Thu 20-Apr 26. Programming the Finite Element Method  
Tue 25-Apr 27.  
Thu 27-Apr 28.  
Tue 2-May 29. HW5 due by 5 PM
Thu 11-May Final Exam (7:00 - 10:00 PM, 1105 Siebel Center)

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