Spring 2020 - EASC 711 G500
Directed Readings (3)
Class Number: 9322
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Location: TBA
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Instructor:
Gwenn Flowers
gflowers@sfu.ca
778-782-6638
Office: TASC 1 Room 7237
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Prerequisites:
Permission of the instructor.
Description
COURSE DETAILS:
Numerical Methods
Course description:
A self-directed/peer-learning exploration of introductory numerical methods commonly used in the Earth sciences. Open-source resources will be used as the basis for the tutorials and assignments.
Schedule: 1h weekly meetings
There will be biweekly meetings between the students and instructor (Gwenn Flowers) at the conclusion of each assignment, and ad-hoc meetings as needed in between.
Provisional topics:
Topic 1: Introduction to numerical modelling
Topic 2: Stability and accuracy
Topic 3: Linear algebra
Topic 4: Ordinary differential equations
Topic 5: Solving PDEs using an explicit finite-difference method
Topic 6: Numerical advection schemes
Course Project: The final deliverable will be a numerical modelling project agreed upon by the student and course instructor, written up in the form of a brief scientific paper. Students will make a 15-minute oral presentation of their projects to the class.
Grading
- Course assignments: 60%%
- Final project and presentation: 40%%
Graduate Studies Notes:
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