2007-03-07

• what does convergent mean?

2007-02-08

• 2a.) You nay predelta t is sufficiently small.
• 5a.) s/problem 2/problem 3/

2007-02-06

• MM3 covers 2.13-2.15, 2.17 of MM.

• define characteristic line.
  • a curve along which the solution becomes an ODE
• know the difference between linear, non linear, and quasi-linear

2007-02-01

• memfem implements cauchy boundary conditions.
• qual question on page 49

Quiz tuesday:

• given a pde, classify as linear, quasi linear, non linear
• parabolic, elliptic, hyperbolic
• first/second order

• define characteristic
• define direchlet
• derive amplification factor labmda(k) for explicit method of heat equations
• derive a short taylor series of a function

2007-01-16

Linear:

• coeff ar not functions of solution

Quasi-

• coeff are not functions of derivatives of soln

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2007-01-18

Reading Sections 2.1-2.8 of green book.