Degrees incorporating this pedagocial element :
Description
This course is an introductory course on numerical field computation using the finite difference and the finite element methods.
Content:
- Finite difference method.
- Finite element method:
- Strong and weak formulations.
- Finite element analysis : domain discretization, local and global interpolation, numerical integration, assembly, resolution of linear system, etc.
Recommended prerequisite
Familiarity with the following content of the course "Numerical Methods" :
- Approximation and interpolation.
- Numerical integration.
- Numerical linear algebra:
- Fast linear solvers (direct and iterative).
- Fast eigen-solvers.