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2026-2027 University Catalog 
    
2026-2027 University Catalog

CS 61500 - Numerical Methods For Partial Differential Equations I


Credit Hours: 3.00.  (MA 61500) Finite element method for elliptic partial differential equations; weak formulation; finite-dimensional approximations; error bounds; algorithmic issues; solving sparse linear systems; finite element method for parabolic partial differential equations; backward difference and Crank-Nicolson time-stepping; introduction to finite difference methods for elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations; stability, consistency, and convergence; discrete maximum principles. Prerequisite: CS 51400, MA 52300.
Credit Hours: 3.00