This class is mandatory for M1 SIAM students in first semester, see http://msiam.imag.fr/doku.php?id=m1courses#partial_differential_equations_and_numerical_methods.

Course objectives: Give an overview of modelling using partial differential equations.

Course contents:

  • Types of equations, conservation laws
  • Finite differences methods
  • Laplace equation
  • Parabolic equations (diffusion)
  • Hyperbolic equations (propagation)
  • Non linear hyperbolic equations

This course include practical sessions.