To give you experience solving larger, more difficult problems involving multiple concepts, there will be three computer-based projects assigned during the semester. Suggested software is Matlab, ...

Calculation: A representation of a network of electromagnetic waveguides (left) being used to solve Dirichlet boundary value problems. The coloured diagrams at right represent the normalized ...

homework sets (assigned roughly bi-weekly during the semester). class participation (extra points for helping me to make this class a lively one) projects (written project due at the end of the ...

Partial differential equations can describe everything from planetary motion to plate tectonics, but they’re notoriously hard to solve. Unless you’re a physicist or an engineer, there really isn’t ...