Math 269B: Finite Difference Methods for PDEs

Winter 2008

Mathematics Department, UCLA


Instructor

Russel Caflisch

Office: 7619A Math Science Bldg

Office hours: MWF 12-1

Lectures: MWF 11-11:50

Room: 5148 Math Science Bldg


TA

Jeffrey Hellrung

website: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~jhellrun/

TA office and hours: MS 2961, TBA

Discussion Section: TBA


Course Into

Text: "Finite Difference Schemes and Partial Differential Equations" by Strikwerda

Midterm date:Friday Feb 15, open book, open notes, nonprogrammable calculators allowed

Final exam: takehome (tentative)


Policies (Tentative and subject to change)

Exams are open book, open notes, calculators allowed

Makeup exams by special advance arrangement only (i.e. arranged before scheduled exam)

No late homework.

Computational assignments will use Matlab.

Grades: 30% homework, 30% midterm, 40% final exam


Sample exams


Exams and Solutions

midterm exam    

midterm exam solution set    

final exam    

 


Homework Assignments

Distributed every Friday, due following Friday

HW1  Due Jan 18, which uses  OneWayWaveSolver.m

HW2  Due Jan 25

HW3  Due Feb 1

HW4  Due Feb 8

HW5  Due Feb 15

HW6  Due Feb 29

HW7  Due March 7

 

 

 

 


Matlab tutorial: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~anderson/MDocs/index.html


To send messages or questions to me, click here: caflisch@math.ucla.edu.

Caflisch's homepage:

Prof. Russel Caflisch


email:

caflisch@math.ucla.edu


Phone:

(310)206-0200 (office)


Address:

Mathematics Department
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1555


Office:

7619A Mathematical Sciences Building