Numerical Methods for Differential Equations

Code:

M4057

Acronym:

M4057

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Mathematics

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Mathematics
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Mathematical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:ENM	6	Official Study Plan since 2013-2014	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course is intended for students to acquire basic knowledge on numerical methods for  the solution of differential problems. Also they will learn how to use the methods, how to control the errors in the methods  and discuss their convergence and stability. 

Learning outcomes and competences

 

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Mandatory literature

Quarteroni Alfio; Numerical mathematics. ISBN: 0-387-98959-5
Peyret Roger; Spectral methods for incompressible viscous flow. ISBN: 0-387-95221-7
Press W. e outros; Numerical Recipes in Fortran. The Art of Scientific Computing.( Second Edition)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition of the syllabus contents and resolution and discussion of exercises.

Computational project (mandatory) to be presented and discussed.

All resources are available for students at the unit’s web page.

Software

Python
Matlab
Fortan

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	20,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	80,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Arithmetic average of the two components of assessment.

Classification improvement

Only the written test component.