Introduction to PDEs and Numerical Methods

Dozent Prof. H.G. Matties, PhD


Übungsleiter Elmar Zander


Termine Vorlesung: Mi. 11:30-13:00 Uhr im Raum RZ 012 (Rechenzentrum)



Übung: Do. 12:15-13:00 Uhr im Raum RZ 012 (Rechenzentrum)


Beginn Erste Semesterwoche


Voraussetzungen Grundvorlesungen bis zum Vordiplom


Zielgruppe Studentinnen und Studenten der Informatik, Mathematik, Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften und Nebenfachhöhrer im Hauptstudium, CSE-Studenten


Scheinkriterien Hausaufgaben und aktive Teilnahme an den Übungen, Tests, Bewertungschema


Sprechstunden wird in der Vorlesung bekannt gegeben

Das Skript zur Vorlesung ist hier erhältlich.

Weitere Literatur wird in der Vorlesung bekanntgegeben.

Assignment 1: assign1.pdf, assign1.ps

Assignment 2: assign2.pdf, assign2.ps
Solution (matlab): ass2ex1b.m,

Assignment 3: assign3.pdf, assign3.ps

Assignment 4: assign4.pdf, assign4.ps
Solution (matlab): heat1d.m, ass4ex2a.m, ass4ex2b.m

Assignment 5: assign5.pdf, assign5.ps
Solution (matlab): heat2d.m, ass5ex2a.m, ass5ex2b.m

Assignment 6: assign6.pdf, assign6.ps

Assignment 7: assign7.pdf, assign7.ps

Assignment 8: assign8.pdf, assign8.ps

Assignment 9: assign9.pdf, assign9.ps

Assignment 10: assign10.pdf, assign10.ps

Assignment 11: assign11.pdf, assign11.ps

Assignment 12: assign12.pdf, assign12.ps

Assignment 13: assign13.pdf, assign13.ps

• The first small test was held on Dec. 9, 2004, from 11:30 to 13:00 in room SN.19.7 on the central campus (and NOT in RZ012). For a map click here.

  Samples of old tests can be found here: WS 2000/01, WS 2001/02
  Note: By providing these old test assignments we don't warrant that the test for this term will be similar to them in any way. There is no guarantee that the new test will not be completely different.

  The exercise sheet of the first test is now available here: Test 1.
  Test results are available here: Results Test 1.

• The second small test will be held on Feb. 17, 2005, from 11:30 to 13:00 in room SN.19.7 on the central campus (and NOT in RZ012). For a map click here.

Links to scientific computing related stuff:

• Online book on scientific computing with Matlab from Clive Moler: Numerical Computing with MATLAB
• Joseph E. Flaherty's course on finite elements: Finite Element Analysis
• Some disasters attributable to bad numerical computing

Matlab tutorials:

• Very short tutorial to get started: http://www.math.utah.edu/lab/ms/matlab/matlab.html
• Medium sized tutorial, ordered by topics: http://spicerack.sr.unh.edu/~mathadm/tutorial/software/matlab/
• Includes quick reference and exercises: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~mecheng/DESIGN/CAD/MATLAB/usna.html
• Good structured tutorial, also avialable as PostScript: http://www.mines.utah.edu/gg_computer_seminar/matlab/matlab.html
• Quite long tutorials covering also advanced material: http://www.math.siu.edu/matlab/tutorials.html
• Search the web for Matlab tutorials: alltheweb.com

Other resources:

The CSSM Matlab FAQ: http://www.mit.edu/~pwb/cssm/