Lecturer: Weizhu Bao

Office: SOC1(S17) #07-25;

Office Hours: Monday 9:00-11:00am or by appointment at SOC1(S17) #07-25.

Phone: 6874-3337(o); E-mail: bao@cz3.nus.edu.sg

Course Web: http://www.cz3.nus.edu.sg/~bao/cz4105/cz4105.html

Lecture time/venue: Monday 12:00nn-14:00pm at SOC1(S17) #07-41.

Tutorial venue/time: at SOC1(S17) #07-41.

Textbook:

• K. W. Morton & D. F. Mayers: Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations (1994). Publisher: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 0-521-429226-6.
• D. Gottlieb & S.A. Orszag: Numerical Analysis of Spectral Methods, SIAM 1977.
• C. Johnson: Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations by the Finite Element Method (1987), Cambridge University Press.
• Randall J. LeVeque: Finite Volume Methods for Hyperbolic Problems (2002), Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-00924-3.

Reference Book :

Course Outline: The course will focus on introduction of partial differential equations in science, engineering and other fields; finite difference methods for simple examples of parabolic, hyperbolic and elliptic equations; finite element, finite volume and spectral methods are discussed briefly to see how they relate to the main theme. Methods are described in detail for simple problems, accompanied by typical graphical results. Furthermore the concepts of local truncation error, order of approximation, consistency, convergence and stability for analyzing numerical methods are introduced. Detail Outline

Grading: The course grade will be calculated as follows: Final exam: 50%; Projects and Homework assignments: 50%.

Schedule of tests:

• Final exam: April 23, 2003 (Wednesday) 5:00pm at LT24.

Homework and Lab Assignments: click here for assignments

This course outline is available on web site: http://www.cz3.nus.edu.sg/~bao/cz4105/cz4105.html