TAM 470

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Introduction to modern computational mechanics: mappings and iterative methods; stability; convergence; consistency; numerical and symbolic solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations; finite-difference methods; the finite-element method; spectral methods. Applications to problems in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and dynamics. Same as CSE 450. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Graduate students receive 4 graduate hours credit upon successful completion of an additional computational project. Prerequisite: CS 101 and MATH 285.