3PMNNUM7 : Numerical methods - 4PMNXNU0

Goal(s)

Acquire basic knowledge in various numerical methods applied to material science

Content(s)

Numerical methods for differential equations. Numerical methods for ordinary differential equations : one step methods, multi steps methods, explicit and implicit methods, prediction correction methods. Notions of precision and stability are presented. Numerical methods to solve partial differential equations : finite difference method, finite volume method, finite element method.

the course of mathematic
Knowledges : derivative of one variable function and of multiple variables functions, Taylor expansion of functions ; operations between matrices, matrix and vector ; linear system of equations and vectorial operators (gradient, divergence, curl).