CS 624 Home Page (Spring 2002)

CS 624: Numerical Solution of Differential Equations (Spring 2002)

Handouts so far

Syllabus
Course requirements and grading
Problem Set 1
Problem Set 1 Solutions
Problem Set 2. Note correction in due date.
Practice Prelim 1
Problem set 2 solutions
Prelim 1
Prelim 1 solutions
Problem Set 3
Problem Set 3 Solutions
Problem Set 4. Note correction to Q1.
Prelim 2
Problem Set 5
Problem Set 4 solutions
Prelim 2 solutions
Problem Set 5 solutions
Problem Set 6. Useful m-files: circle_test_dirichlet.m and circle_t6_meshgen.m (header only).

Some relevant websites

Course goal

To study numerical algorithms for solving differential equations. Algorithms will be designed and then analyzed for efficiency and accuracy. The course will cover both ordinary and partial differential equations.

Course location

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 11:15-12:05, Upson 111A.

Instructor

S. Vavasis
493 Rhodes Hall (Preferred mailing address: 4130 Upson Hall)
255-9213
Email: vavasis@cs.cornell.edu
Office hours: Tues 2:30-4:00 and Thurs 2:30-4:00

No Teaching Assistant

Text

Trefethen, Chapters 1-4 of Finite Difference and Spectral Methods for Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, available on-line in PDF format.

Prerequisites

Numerical linear algebra at the level of CS421.
Calculus of several variables and exposure to differential equations.
Matlab programming.

Stephen A. Vavasis, Computer Science Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, vavasis@cs.cornell.edu

handed out 1/21/02