Course Contents
Examples of continuum mechanical models, simple field problems, finite-difference method, finite-volume method, approximation of surface and volume integrals, discretisation of convective and diffusive fluxes, Galerkin method, finite-element method, simple elements and simple functions, time discretisation, explicit and implicit methods, properties of numerical solution methods, stability, consistency, convergence, boundedness, conservativity, numerical errors, error control.
Literature
Book: "Computational Engineering - Introduction to Numerial Methods", M. Schäfer, Springer, 2021
Preconditions
required course in ME main study period
- Lecturer: Michael Schäfer
- Lecturer: Oliver Weeger
Semester: ST 2025