Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: EARTH SYSTEMS MODELING: NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS

Department: *Earth Science*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 121 OR PHYS 101 OR PHYS 102

Description: Introduction to numerical methods with applications in Earth Science using Matlab and COMSOL. A brief introduction to programming in Matlab will be followed by hands-on exercises centered on the following topics: linear equations; interpolation; optimization; data fitting; integration of ordinary differential equations; two point boundary value problems; partial differential equations in one spatial dimension (Matlab, finite differences); partial differential equations in two spatial dimensions (COMSOL, finite elements). Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH 211.