Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
MAT 488E Numerical Solutions of PDE English Elective
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
3 6 3 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites MAT 331 MIN DD
or MAT 331E MIN DD
or MAT 234 MIN DD
or MAT 234E MIN DD
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Initial and boundary value problems; Classification, Well-posed problem. Finite difference method, Discretization, Finite difference approximation to derivatives, The stability and convergence of finite difference method, Convergence (Lax equivalent theorem), Fourier method and Matrix method for stability, Compatibility. Parabolic equations, An explicit finite difference approximation to one dimensional diffusion equation, Crank-Nicolson implicit method, Iterative point methods, Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel method. Hyperbolic equations; The quasilinear system, Method of characteristics, Explicit finite difference method, MacCormics Method, Relaxation method, CFL condition, Lax-Wendroff method. Elliptic equations; Laplace equation, Error analysis by using the maximum principle, Iterative methods, Solutions of finite difference equations. Other methods; Finite volume method, Finite element method, Spectral method.