MATH3310 - Computational and Applied Mathematics - 2022/23

Announcement

• There will be no tutorial in the first week.

General Information

Lecturer

• Prof. Ronald Lok Ming LUI
  • Office: LSB 207
  • Tel: 3943-7975
  • Email:

Teaching Assistant

• Lai Ka Ho
  • Office: LSB 222A
  • Email:
• Lin Chenran
  • Office: LSB 222A
  • Email:

Time and Venue

• Lecture: Tu 4:30PM - 6:15PM (Lee Shau Kee Building 304); Th 1:30PM - 2:15PM (Lai Chan Pui Ngong LT)
• Tutorial: Th 12:30PM - 1:15PM (Lai Chan Pui Ngong LT)

Course Description

This course introduces the general techniques frequently used in computational and applied mathematics. Applications can be found in different areas such as physics, engineering, imaging sciences and so on. Real world problems can usually be formulated by mathematical equations (e.g. differential, linear or nonlinear equations). Developing effective methods to solve and analyze the solutions is therefore important. In this course, we aim to give a brief introduction of the methods frequently used in applied mathematics to solve these problems.

The outline of the course is summarized as follows:

1. Introduction: (a) Motivation of the course; (b) Mathematical modelling of real world problems;

2. Brief introduction on some commonly used analytical approaches: (a) Initial value problem & Boundary value problem; (b) Analytic spectral (Fourier) method;

3. Numerical approach: Numerical spectral method, iterative method for solving large linear system (Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, SOR, (preconditioned) conjugate gradient etc), Multigrid method;

4. Eigenvalue problem

5. Energy minimization problems

6. Conformal mapping: dealing with complicated domains.

Class Notes

• Course Outline
• Class Note 1 (not completed, more details will be conveyed in the lecture)

Assessment Scheme

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