Course description

• Course content
• Learning outcome
• Admission
• Prerequisites

• Overlapping courses
• Teaching
• Examination

Course content

This course focuses on the analysis and implementation of the finite element method for the solution of systems of nonlinear and time-dependent partial differential equations. Topics include introductory functional analysis, the mathematical formulation of the finite element method, adaptivity and error control, iterative methods and preconditioning, mixed formulations, existence and stability, implementation aspects, and the solution of partial differential equations from continuum mechanics, including fluid flow, elasticity, and porous media.

Learning outcome

After this course you have

• learnt the mathematical formulation and implementation of the finite element method
• learnt how to apply it to solve a range of important partial differential equations

Admission

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Prerequisites

Recommended previous knowledge

INF5620 ¨C Numerical methods for partial differential equations (continued)

Overlapping courses

• 5 credits overlap with INF5681 ¨C Introduction to finite element methods (discontinued)
• 10 credits overlap with INF9650 ¨C Numerical methods for partial differentiental equations 2 (discontinued)

Teaching

15 lectures through out the semester, mandatory assignments which must be approve in order to take the exam.

Examination

Oral exam.

Examination support material

No examination support material is allowed.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Explanations and appeals

• Explanation of grades and appeals

Resit an examination

This course does not offer new examination in the beginning of the subsequent term for candidates who withdraw during an ordinary examination or fail an ordinary examination.

Withdrawal from an examination

It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.

Special examination arrangements

Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.