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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

302385 (v.3) Numerical Analysis 402

Area: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: Finite difference methods for partial differential equations (PDEs): derivative approximation, successive over relaxation (SOR) and alternating direction implicit (ADI) methods, explicit and implicit methods. Finite element methods for PDEs: variational statements, finite element formulation of elliptic and time-dependent problems, two-dimensional element calculations, solution of sparce systems of linear equations (sparse matrix methods and conjugate gradient method) and finite element applications.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 010101 Mathematics
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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