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ASE301 NUMERICAL METHODS FOR AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Course Code: 3840301
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 0.0
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. HAKAN IÞIK TARMAN
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 3650310
The course set above should be completed before taking ASE301 NUMERICAL METHODS FOR AEROSPACE ENGINEERING .

Course Content

Numerical solution of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE), initial value problems, Runge-Kutta methods, adaptive stepping, systems of ODEs, higher order ODEs, boundary value problems. Numerical solution of partial Differential Equations (PDE): Finite Volume method, numerical solution using triangular grids, Finite Difference method, model equations, finite difference approximations, convergence and stability analysis of finite difference equations, numerical solutions of parabolic PDEs, elliptic PDEs, hyperbolic PDEs.