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MATH-5484: Finite Element Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Description: Weak formulations of boundary-value problems for elliptic partial differential equations. Finite element spaces. Approximation theory for finite element spaces. Error estimates. Effects of numerical integration and curved boundaries. Nonconforming methods. Concrete examples of the application of the finite element method. Efficient implementation strategies. Time dependent problems. High-level programming language required.

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Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MATH-3414 and MATH-4525

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Crosslist: CS-5484

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Sections Taught: 15

Average GPA: 3.79 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 71.12%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Slimane Adjerid202475.0%22.6%2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.727
Traian Iliescu2019100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.994
Tao Lin202377.4%19.2%3.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.713
Pengtao Yue201075.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.681

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