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Numerical Partial Differential Equations for Environmental Scientists and Engineers: A First Practical Course

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2004
ISBN
9780387236193, 9780387236209, 0387236198
LCC
QA374.L96 2005
Open Library ID
OL7444562M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12422081 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
392\413
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

This book concerns the practical solution of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). It reflects an interdisciplinary approach to problems occurring in natural environmental media: the hydrosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, biosphere and ionosphere. It assumes the reader has gained some intuitive knowledge of PDE solution properties and now wants to solve some for real, in the context of practical problems arising in real situations. The practical aspect of this book is the infused focus on computation. It presents two major discretization methods – Finite Difference and Finite Element. The blend of theory, analysis, and implementation practicality supports solving and understanding complicated problems. It is divided into three parts. Part I is an overview of Finite Difference Methods. Part II focuses on Finite Element Methods, including an FEM tutorial. Part III deals with Inverse Methods, introducing formal approaches to practical problems which are ill-posed.

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