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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Mechanical Engineering

MTM021 Computational Methods in Mechanics (M) 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q III-IV

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Hans O Åkerstedt Univ lekt


PREREQUISITES
MAM003 Mathematics, MTM038 Fluid mechanics


COURSE AIM
The aim is to get the student familiar with some approximate analytical and numerical methods in solving problems in mechanics and continuum mechanics.The course should also give the student some practice in using MATLAB for numerical computations and MAPLE for symbolic computation.

CONTENTS
Approximate solution of differential equations (25%) Lindstedt-Poincarés method, Renormalisation, Multiple scales methods,
Finite difference methods for the solution of differential equations (10%).
Galerkin methods (20%) Weighted residuals, conventional Galerkin methods, FEM-methods, Spectral methods.

TEACHING
The education consists of lectures in which the basic mathematical concepts are introduced. To each topic the student is supposed to do some compulsory problems.

EXAMINATION
Compulsory problems, project work and for higher marks a written examination at the end of the course.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Required assignment 0.00ECTS
Required assignment 6.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Busch A.W: Perturbation methods for engineers and scientists, CRC press.
Ferziger J.H. & Peric M Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics. Springler, 1997
Enander & Hägglund: Användarhandledning för MATLAB.
Kann & Kann: Användarhandledning för MAPLE.

Further information: International Office

Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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