TMA4212 Numerical solution of differential equations by difference methods

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12.05 Project 3 is corrected. The results can be found in ovsys (at the same student that handed it in).
30.04 Exercise 2b in project 4 has been significantly simplified.
13.04 Project 4 is available.
04.03 And the second part of project 3 is also available.
02.03 The first part of project 3 is now available. The second part will follow shortly.
26.03 The evaluation form of this course has been changed, from grades to pass/not pass based on project works. The requirements for passing is given under Exam info at the bottom of this page.
19.03 The minutes from the meeting with the reference group can be found on blackboard / Undervisningsmateriell.
18.03 In agreement with the reference group, the deadline for Project 2 is postponed with almost a week, until April 1.
We will also remind you that supervision for the project is available, so please use it: Either contact Tale on slack, or send Anne an email, and she will set up a zoom meeting.
18.03 If you have not yet registered for the TMA4212 slack board, you can send an email to Tale and get a new invitation link
16.03 The zoom meeting for lectures is only open during the lecture hours (or more specific ca. 10 minutes before).
13.03 The lectures next week will almost be given as normal. I will use zoom, you will receive an invitation on Monday. Then we will see how it works. About project supervision: Send me (Anne) an email if you want a meeting, and we will agree on a time for it.
12.03 Today's lecture is cancelled.
06.03 And the project is already revised. Thank you to those of you who made me aware of some rather confusing typos.
05.03 Project 2 is announced at the project/exercise page.
29.02 To compensate for the cancelled lecture, there will be given an ordinary lecture Monday 02.03, 14:15-16:00, in EL2.
Project 2 will be delayed a few days.
24.02 The lecture tomorrow is cancelled.
24.02 There will be no supervision in Nullrommet today, but Anne will available in her office (1348, SBII) from 14:15-16:00.
20.02 Hand in the project in ovsys. Only one hand-in from each group. Make sure the name of all group members are named in the report. If your hand-in consists of more than one file (pdf + code), please hand it in as a zip file.
12.02 Meetings about the project: A link to a doodle form for scheduling the meeting has been sent by email to each of you. Each group chooses one and only one slot. If none of these works for you, send Anne an email.
11.02 The supervision time on Thursday is changed to 16:15-17:00.
10.02 A schedule for supervision this week is posted on the project page.
03.02 The first project is published on the exercise/project page. There will be no additional exercises the next 3 weeks, but we will post suggestions for relevant exam questions.
31.01 On Thursday 06.02 the lecture is replaced by a guest lecture by Professor Nick Trefethen, with the title: From the Faraday cage to lightning Laplace and Helmholtz solvers, see here for the full announcement.
29.01 About the project work: the first part of the project will be published Monday 3.02. The project can be done in groups up to three students. Please send an email to Tale with the group members in your group. If you don't have a group, send an email, and you will get a group.
28.01 Solutions to exercise set 2 is available.
25.01 Exercise 3 is available.
21.01 Solutions to exercise set 1 is available.
20.01 A typo in exercise 1, problem 4 (\(\phi\)) is corrected.
17.01 Exercise 2 is available. Supervision Monday 20.01.
17.01 Proof of Lax Milgram theorem, hopefully without too many typos.
14.01 A typo in exercise 2 in exercise set 1 is fixed.
11.01 Exercise 1 is available. Supervision Monday 12.01.
7.1 New time for the exercise sessions: 14.15 - 16.00 on Mondays in Nullrommet. NB: If you do not have access to Matteland, please send Tale an email with your name and card number.
29.12 Welcome to TMA4212 TMA4212 Numerical solution of differential equations by difference methods. The first lecture is Tuesday 07.01, and the first exercise class the week after.

Official course description

Course description.

Staff

Lectures and exercises

  • Lectures:
    • Tuesday 08:15-10:00, H2
    • Thursday 14:15-16:00, R10
  • Exercises:
    • Monday 14:15-16:00, Nullrommet.

Reference group

Teaching material

Exam info

New!!

Due to the corona situation and the cancel of the ordinary exams, the evaluation form of this course has been changed:

Evaluation system and marking in this course
  • Evaluation: Pass/no pass.
  • Requirements for passing:
    • 2 out of 3 ordinary group project work passed.
    • 1 individual project passed.

The group projects are as before, see the project page.

2020-05-12, Anne Kværnø