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MATH 272ANumerical Partial Differential Equations I

4 units · MATH · UC San Diego

Survey of discretization techniques for elliptic partial differential equations, including finite difference, finite element and finite volume methods. Lax-Milgram Theorem and LBB stability. A priori error estimates. Mixed methods. Convection-diffusion equations. Systems of elliptic PDEs.

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Prerequisites

From the catalog: “graduate standing or consent of instructor.”

What it opens up

Courses that list MATH 272A as a prerequisite (1)

  • MATH 272B Numerical Partial Differential Equations II