In the course students with special interest in scientific computing work with a task within a group of say 2-4 persons. The contents is designed for the whole group and the work is partitioned between the group members so that everybody gets insight into and is able to present the whole project. The course is given if sufficient teacher resources are available for the supervision of the project
Some introductory lectures are given in the beginning of the course.
This course gives an insight into some current research area, e.g. the finite element method with applications in a.o. wave propagation, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics and turbulence. The course is designed as a group project based on the prerequisites of the students
and those teachers who can supervise the project.
After the course the students should have
* read the theory relevant for the
project from e.g. text books and
scientific reports,
* performed numerical experiments for
some numerical method obtained e.g.
by coupling existing components
from an advanced scientific
computing program,
* summarized the results in an oral
and written examination.