Finite Element Methods in Scientific Computing

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Basic finite element methods; structure of finite element codes; assembling linear systems of equations and algorithmic aspects; linear iterative solvers; adaptive mesh refinement; vector-valued and mixed problems; nonlinear problems; visualization; parallelization aspects. Additional topics may be chosen by instructor. Prerequisites: MATH 610 ; ENGR finite element class on MATH 419 or MATH 609 ; approval of instructor. Knowledge of C++.