ChE 541 Schedule 2025 (subject to change)

Class Day Date Topic HW due
1 W 8-Jan Introduction / Overview
2 F 10-Jan Errors, accuracy, roundoff
3 M 13-Jan Matrices, linear algegra
4 W 15-Jan Linear systems–direct methods
5 F 17-Jan Linear systems–direct methods 1
M 20-Jan Holiday
6 W 22-Jan Linear systems–iterative methods
7 F 24-Jan Nonlinear equations I
8 M 27-Jan Nonlinear equations II 2
9 W 29-Jan Nonlinear equations III
10 F 31-Jan Taylor series, finite differences
11 M 3-Feb ODEs, IVP, EE, IE 3
12 W 5-Feb ODEs, IVP, higher order
13 F 7 Feb ODEs, adaptive, stability, convergence
14 M 10-Feb ODEs, stiffness, multi-D, nonlinear 4
15 W 12-Feb Review
16 F 14-Feb ODEs, BVP, shooting
17 T 18-Feb ODEs, BVP, relaxation
18 W 19 Feb ODEs, BCs
19 F 21-Feb PDEs, classification
20 M 24-Feb PDEs, FTCS, BTCS, CN, Omega, MOL 5
21 W 26-Feb PDEs, stability
22 F 28-Mar PDEs, parabolic, multi-D
23 M 3-Mar PDEs, ADI, consistency, elliptic 6
24 W 5-Mar FV method
25 F 7-Mar FV method, interfaces, issues
26 M 10-Mar Advection, diffusion I
27 W 12-Mar Advection, diffusion II
28 F 14-Mar Review
29 M 17-Mar Projects 7
30 W 19-Mar Hyperbolic equations, Euler eqns, methods
F 21-Mar Sring Break
31 M 24-Mar Hyperbolic equations, flux limiters
32 W 26-Mar Numerical integration I
33 F 28-Mar Numerical integration II, adaptive/MC
34 M 31-Mar Numerical integration III, MC/sample pdf 8
35 W 2-Apr Numerical integration IV, Guass quadrature
36 F 4-Apr Interpolation
37 M 7-Apr Curve fitting
38 W 9-Apr Spectral methods
39 F 11-Apr Special topics
40 M 14-Apr Project presentations
41 W 16-Apr Project presentations 9