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Announcements:
HW3 is posted.
Make-up lectures: April 6, 9 (4pm-6pm)
Course Information:
Instructor: Prof. Fengyan Li (Amos Eaton 332, x3201, lif@rpi.edu )
Lecture: Tuesdays and Fridays 2:00pm-3:50pm, Carnegie 210
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00am-12:00pm or by appointment
Course Objective:
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To understand the mathematics behinds the main components of finite element methods: formulation of finite element methods, matrices assembly for implementation, construction of finite element spaces, approximation theories, error estimates
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To be able to carry out standard mathematical analysis and derivations related to constructing and analyzing finite element methods
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To be able to implement finite element methods for 1d and 2d model problems, and to evaluate and to interpret the numerical results
Grading:
45%: Homework assignments
30%: Midterm exam (tentatively on March 9, 2012)
25%: Take-home final
Policies:
- No late homework is accepted
- Academic dishonesty is prohibited
More About the Course: Syllabus
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Homework Assignments:
Homework 1:
(1/31/12) [pdf] Due: 2pm on 02/10/2012. An updated report for the numerical part is due by 2pm on 02/15/2012.
Reference Solutions: [Numerical Part, by Peter
Muller]
Homework 2:
(2/17/12) [pdf] Due: 2pm on
2/29/12
Reference Solutions: [2, 3, 4]
Homework 3:
(4/3/12) [pdf] Due: 2pm on
4/20/12
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