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Includes audio/video content: AV lectures. This graduate-level course is a continuation of Mathematical Methods for Engineers I (18.085). Topics include numerical methods; initial-value problems; network flows; and optimization. Includes audio/video content: AV lectures. This graduate-level course is a continuation of Mathematical Methods for Engineers I (18.085). Topics include numerical methods; initial-value problems; network flows; and optimization.

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Scientific computing: Fast Fourier Transform | Scientific computing: Fast Fourier Transform | finite differences | finite differences | finite elements | finite elements | spectral method | spectral method | numerical linear algebra | numerical linear algebra | Complex variables and applications | Complex variables and applications | Initial-value problems: stability or chaos in ordinary differential equations | Initial-value problems: stability or chaos in ordinary differential equations | wave equation versus heat equation | wave equation versus heat equation | conservation laws and shocks | conservation laws and shocks | dissipation and dispersion | dissipation and dispersion | Optimization: network flows | Optimization: network flows | linear programming | linear programming | Scientific computing: Fast Fourier Transform | finite differences | finite elements | spectral method | numerical linear algebra | Scientific computing: Fast Fourier Transform | finite differences | finite elements | spectral method | numerical linear algebra | Initial-value problems: stability or chaos in ordinary differential equations | wave equation versus heat equation | conservation laws and shocks | dissipation and dispersion | Initial-value problems: stability or chaos in ordinary differential equations | wave equation versus heat equation | conservation laws and shocks | dissipation and dispersion | Optimization: network flows | linear programming | Optimization: network flows | linear programming

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This course presents the concepts and techniques for solving partial differential equations (pde), with emphasis on nonlinear pde. This course presents the concepts and techniques for solving partial differential equations (pde), with emphasis on nonlinear pde.

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partial differential equations (pde) | partial differential equations (pde) | nonlinear pde | nonlinear pde | Diffusion | Diffusion | dispersion | dispersion | Initial and boundary value problems | Initial and boundary value problems | Characteristics and shocks | Characteristics and shocks | Separation of variables | Separation of variables | transform methods | transform methods | Green's functions | Green's functions | Asymptotics | Asymptotics | geometrical theory | geometrical theory | Dimensional analysis | Dimensional analysis | self-similarity | self-similarity | traveling waves | traveling waves | Singular perturbation and boundary layers | Singular perturbation and boundary layers | Solitons | Solitons | Variational methods | Variational methods | Free-boundary problems | Free-boundary problems | fluid dynamics | fluid dynamics | electrical engineering | electrical engineering | mechanical engineering | mechanical engineering | materials science | materials science | quantum mechanics | quantum mechanics

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This course extends fluid mechanic concepts from Unified Engineering to the aerodynamic performance of wings and bodies in sub/supersonic regimes. 16.100 generally has four components: subsonic potential flows, including source/vortex panel methods; viscous flows, including laminar and turbulent boundary layers; aerodynamics of airfoils and wings, including thin airfoil theory, lifting line theory, and panel method/interacting boundary layer methods; and supersonic and hypersonic airfoil theory. Course material varies each year depending upon the focus of the design problem. Technical RequirementsFile decompression software, such as Winzip® or StuffIt®, is required to open the .tar files found on this course site. MATLAB&#1 This course extends fluid mechanic concepts from Unified Engineering to the aerodynamic performance of wings and bodies in sub/supersonic regimes. 16.100 generally has four components: subsonic potential flows, including source/vortex panel methods; viscous flows, including laminar and turbulent boundary layers; aerodynamics of airfoils and wings, including thin airfoil theory, lifting line theory, and panel method/interacting boundary layer methods; and supersonic and hypersonic airfoil theory. Course material varies each year depending upon the focus of the design problem. Technical RequirementsFile decompression software, such as Winzip® or StuffIt®, is required to open the .tar files found on this course site. MATLAB&#1

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aerodynamics | aerodynamics | airflow | airflow | air | air | body | body | aircraft | aircraft | aerodynamic modes | aerodynamic modes | aero | aero | forces | forces | flow | flow | computational | computational | CFD | CFD | aerodynamic analysis | aerodynamic analysis | lift | lift | drag | drag | potential flows | potential flows | imcompressible | imcompressible | supersonic | supersonic | subsonic | subsonic | panel method | panel method | vortex lattice method | vortex lattice method | boudary layer | boudary layer | transition | transition | turbulence | turbulence | inviscid | inviscid | viscous | viscous | euler | euler | navier-stokes | navier-stokes | wind tunnel | wind tunnel | flow similarity | flow similarity | non-dimensional | non-dimensional | mach number | mach number | reynolds number | reynolds number | integral momentum | integral momentum | airfoil | airfoil | wing | wing | stall | stall | friction drag | friction drag | induced drag | induced drag | wave drag | wave drag | pressure drag | pressure drag | fluid element | fluid element | shear strain | shear strain | normal strain | normal strain | vorticity | vorticity | divergence | divergence | substantial derviative | substantial derviative | laminar | laminar | displacement thickness | displacement thickness | momentum thickness | momentum thickness | skin friction | skin friction | separation | separation | velocity profile | velocity profile | 2-d panel | 2-d panel | 3-d vortex | 3-d vortex | thin airfoil | thin airfoil | lifting line | lifting line | aspect ratio | aspect ratio | twist | twist | camber | camber | wing loading | wing loading | roll moments | roll moments | finite volume approximation | finite volume approximation | shocks | shocks | expansion fans | expansion fans | shock-expansion theory | shock-expansion theory | transonic | transonic | critical mach number | critical mach number | wing sweep | wing sweep | Kutta condition | Kutta condition | team project | team project | blended-wing-body | blended-wing-body | computational fluid dynamics | computational fluid dynamics | Incompressible | Incompressible

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This graduate-level course is a continuation of Mathematical Methods for Engineers I (18.085). Topics include numerical methods; initial-value problems; network flows; and optimization.Technical RequirementsFile decompression software, such as Winzip® or StuffIt®, is required to open the .zip files found on this course site. MATLAB® software is required to run the .m files found on this course site. This graduate-level course is a continuation of Mathematical Methods for Engineers I (18.085). Topics include numerical methods; initial-value problems; network flows; and optimization.Technical RequirementsFile decompression software, such as Winzip® or StuffIt®, is required to open the .zip files found on this course site. MATLAB® software is required to run the .m files found on this course site.

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Scientific computing: Fast Fourier Transform | Scientific computing: Fast Fourier Transform | finite differences | finite differences | finite elements | finite elements | spectral method | spectral method | numerical linear algebra | numerical linear algebra | Complex variables and applications | Complex variables and applications | Initial-value problems: stability or chaos in ordinary differential equations | Initial-value problems: stability or chaos in ordinary differential equations | wave equation versus heat equation | wave equation versus heat equation | conservation laws and shocks | conservation laws and shocks | dissipation and dispersion | dissipation and dispersion | Optimization: network flows | Optimization: network flows | linear programming | linear programming

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This course explores the applications of physics (Newtonian, statistical, and quantum mechanics) to fundamental processes that occur in celestial objects. The list of topics includes Main-sequence Stars, Collapsed Stars (White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes), Pulsars, Supernovae, the Interstellar Medium, Galaxies, and as time permits, Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Cosmology. Observational data is also discussed. This course explores the applications of physics (Newtonian, statistical, and quantum mechanics) to fundamental processes that occur in celestial objects. The list of topics includes Main-sequence Stars, Collapsed Stars (White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes), Pulsars, Supernovae, the Interstellar Medium, Galaxies, and as time permits, Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Cosmology. Observational data is also discussed.

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Stars | Stars | equations stellar structure | equations stellar structure | stellar evolution | stellar evolution | stellar abundances | stellar abundances | binary | binary | binary stars | binary stars | interstellar medium: neutral and ionized gas | interstellar medium: neutral and ionized gas | dust | dust | HII regions | HII regions | supernovae | supernovae | shocks | shocks | galaxies | galaxies | galaxy clusters | galaxy clusters | galactic structure | galactic structure | stellar hydrodynamics | stellar hydrodynamics | massive halos | massive halos | active galactic nuclei | active galactic nuclei | cosmology | cosmology | Friedmann models | Friedmann models | primordial nucleosynthesis | primordial nucleosynthesis | microwave background radiation | microwave background radiation

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This course is a survey of world economic history, and it introduces economics students to the subject matter and methodology of economic history. It is designed to expand the range of empirical settings in students' research by drawing upon historical material and long-run data. Topics are chosen to show a wide variety of historical experience and illuminate the process of industrialization. The emphasis will be on questions related to labor markets and economic growth. This course is a survey of world economic history, and it introduces economics students to the subject matter and methodology of economic history. It is designed to expand the range of empirical settings in students' research by drawing upon historical material and long-run data. Topics are chosen to show a wide variety of historical experience and illuminate the process of industrialization. The emphasis will be on questions related to labor markets and economic growth.

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Economic History | Economic History | industrialization | industrialization | demographic change | demographic change | policies | policies | Applied Economics | Applied Economics | formulate and test hypotheses | formulate and test hypotheses | labor history | labor history | discrimination | discrimination | technology | technology | institutions | institutions | financial crises | financial crises | migration | migration | recovery after shocks | recovery after shocks | wages | wages | inequality | inequality | health | health | stock market regulation | stock market regulation

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This course extends fluid mechanic concepts from Unified Engineering to the aerodynamic performance of wings and bodies in sub/supersonic regimes. 16.100 generally has four components: subsonic potential flows, including source/vortex panel methods; viscous flows, including laminar and turbulent boundary layers; aerodynamics of airfoils and wings, including thin airfoil theory, lifting line theory, and panel method/interacting boundary layer methods; and supersonic and hypersonic airfoil theory. Course material varies each year depending upon the focus of the design problem. This course extends fluid mechanic concepts from Unified Engineering to the aerodynamic performance of wings and bodies in sub/supersonic regimes. 16.100 generally has four components: subsonic potential flows, including source/vortex panel methods; viscous flows, including laminar and turbulent boundary layers; aerodynamics of airfoils and wings, including thin airfoil theory, lifting line theory, and panel method/interacting boundary layer methods; and supersonic and hypersonic airfoil theory. Course material varies each year depending upon the focus of the design problem.

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aerodynamics | aerodynamics | airflow | airflow | air | air | body | body | aircraft | aircraft | aerodynamic modes | aerodynamic modes | aero | aero | forces | forces | flow | flow | computational | computational | CFD | CFD | aerodynamic analysis | aerodynamic analysis | lift | lift | drag | drag | potential flows | potential flows | imcompressible | imcompressible | supersonic | supersonic | subsonic | subsonic | panel method | panel method | vortex lattice method | vortex lattice method | boudary layer | boudary layer | transition | transition | turbulence | turbulence | inviscid | inviscid | viscous | viscous | euler | euler | navier-stokes | navier-stokes | wind tunnel | wind tunnel | flow similarity | flow similarity | non-dimensional | non-dimensional | mach number | mach number | reynolds number | reynolds number | integral momentum | integral momentum | airfoil | airfoil | wing | wing | stall | stall | friction drag | friction drag | induced drag | induced drag | wave drag | wave drag | pressure drag | pressure drag | fluid element | fluid element | shear strain | shear strain | normal strain | normal strain | vorticity | vorticity | divergence | divergence | substantial derivative | substantial derivative | laminar | laminar | displacement thickness | displacement thickness | momentum thickness | momentum thickness | skin friction | skin friction | separation | separation | velocity profile | velocity profile | 2-d panel | 2-d panel | 3-d vortex | 3-d vortex | thin airfoil | thin airfoil | lifting line | lifting line | aspect ratio | aspect ratio | twist | twist | camber | camber | wing loading | wing loading | roll moments | roll moments | finite volume approximation | finite volume approximation | shocks | shocks | expansion fans | expansion fans | shock-expansion theory | shock-expansion theory | transonic | transonic | critical mach number | critical mach number | wing sweep | wing sweep | Kutta condition | Kutta condition | team project | team project | blended-wing-body | blended-wing-body | computational fluid dynamics | computational fluid dynamics

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The focus of the course is the concepts and techniques for solving the partial differential equations (PDE) that permeate various scientific disciplines. The emphasis is on nonlinear PDE. Applications include problems from fluid dynamics, electrical and mechanical engineering, materials science, quantum mechanics, etc. The focus of the course is the concepts and techniques for solving the partial differential equations (PDE) that permeate various scientific disciplines. The emphasis is on nonlinear PDE. Applications include problems from fluid dynamics, electrical and mechanical engineering, materials science, quantum mechanics, etc.

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partial differential equations (pde) | partial differential equations (pde) | nonlinear pde. Diffusion | nonlinear pde. Diffusion | dispersion | dispersion | Initial and boundary value problems | Initial and boundary value problems | Characteristics and shocks | Characteristics and shocks | Separation of variables | Separation of variables | transform methods | transform methods | Green's functions | Green's functions | Asymptotics | Asymptotics | geometrical theory | geometrical theory | Dimensional analysis | Dimensional analysis | self-similarity | self-similarity | traveling waves | traveling waves | Singular perturbation and boundary layers | Singular perturbation and boundary layers | Solitons | Solitons | Variational methods | Variational methods | Free-boundary problems | Free-boundary problems

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This graduate-level course is an advanced introduction to applications and theory of numerical methods for solution of differential equations. In particular, the course focuses on physically-arising partial differential equations, with emphasis on the fundamental ideas underlying various methods. This graduate-level course is an advanced introduction to applications and theory of numerical methods for solution of differential equations. In particular, the course focuses on physically-arising partial differential equations, with emphasis on the fundamental ideas underlying various methods.

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advection equation | advection equation | heat equation | heat equation | wave equation | wave equation | Airy equation | Airy equation | convection-diffusion problems | convection-diffusion problems | KdV equation | KdV equation | hyperbolic conservation laws | hyperbolic conservation laws | Poisson equation | Poisson equation | Stokes problem | Stokes problem | Navier-Stokes equations | Navier-Stokes equations | interface problems | interface problems | consistency | consistency | stability | stability | convergence | convergence | Lax equivalence theorem | Lax equivalence theorem | error analysis | error analysis | Fourier approaches | Fourier approaches | staggered grids | staggered grids | shocks | shocks | front propagation | front propagation | preconditioning | preconditioning | multigrid | multigrid | Krylov spaces | Krylov spaces | saddle point problems | saddle point problems | finite differences | finite differences | finite volumes | finite volumes | finite elements | finite elements | ENO/WENO | ENO/WENO | spectral methods | spectral methods | projection approaches for incompressible ows | projection approaches for incompressible ows | level set methods | level set methods | particle methods | particle methods | direct and iterative methods | direct and iterative methods

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18.311 Principles of Continuum Applied Mathematics covers fundamental concepts in continuous applied mathematics, including applications from traffic flow, fluids, elasticity, granular flows, etc. The class also covers continuum limit; conservation laws, quasi-equilibrium; kinematic waves; characteristics, simple waves, shocks; diffusion (linear and nonlinear); numerical solution of wave equations; finite differences, consistency, stability; discrete and fast Fourier transforms; spectral methods; transforms and series (Fourier, Laplace). Additional topics may include sonic booms, Mach cone, caustics, lattices, dispersion, and group velocity. 18.311 Principles of Continuum Applied Mathematics covers fundamental concepts in continuous applied mathematics, including applications from traffic flow, fluids, elasticity, granular flows, etc. The class also covers continuum limit; conservation laws, quasi-equilibrium; kinematic waves; characteristics, simple waves, shocks; diffusion (linear and nonlinear); numerical solution of wave equations; finite differences, consistency, stability; discrete and fast Fourier transforms; spectral methods; transforms and series (Fourier, Laplace). Additional topics may include sonic booms, Mach cone, caustics, lattices, dispersion, and group velocity.

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partial differential equation | partial differential equation | hyperbolic equations | hyperbolic equations | dimensional analysis | dimensional analysis | perturbation methods | perturbation methods | hyperbolic systems | hyperbolic systems | diffusion and reaction processes | diffusion and reaction processes | continuum models | continuum models | equilibrium models | equilibrium models | continuous applied mathematics | continuous applied mathematics | traffic flow | traffic flow | fluids | fluids | elasticity | elasticity | granular flows | granular flows | continuum limit | continuum limit | conservation laws | conservation laws | quasi-equilibrium | quasi-equilibrium | kinematic waves | kinematic waves | characteristics | characteristics | simple waves | simple waves | shocks | shocks | diffusion (linear and nonlinear) | diffusion (linear and nonlinear) | numerical solution of wave equations | numerical solution of wave equations | finite differences | finite differences | consistency | consistency | stability | stability | discrete and fast Fourier transforms | discrete and fast Fourier transforms | spectral methods | spectral methods | transforms and series (Fourier | Laplace) | transforms and series (Fourier | Laplace) | sonic booms | sonic booms | Mach cone | Mach cone | caustics | caustics | lattices | lattices | dispersion | dispersion | group velocity | group velocity

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This graduate-level course is a continuation of Mathematical Methods for Engineers I (18.085). Topics include numerical methods; initial-value problems; network flows; and optimization.

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Scientific computing: Fast Fourier Transform | finite differences | finite elements | spectral method | numerical linear algebra | Complex variables and applications | Initial-value problems: stability or chaos in ordinary differential equations | wave equation versus heat equation | conservation laws and shocks | dissipation and dispersion | Optimization: network flows | linear programming | Scientific computing: Fast Fourier Transform | finite differences | finite elements | spectral method | numerical linear algebra | Initial-value problems: stability or chaos in ordinary differential equations | wave equation versus heat equation | conservation laws and shocks | dissipation and dispersion | Optimization: network flows | linear programming

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This course presents the concepts and techniques for solving partial differential equations (pde), with emphasis on nonlinear pde.

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partial differential equations (pde) | nonlinear pde | Diffusion | dispersion | Initial and boundary value problems | Characteristics and shocks | Separation of variables | transform methods | Green's functions | Asymptotics | geometrical theory | Dimensional analysis | self-similarity | traveling waves | Singular perturbation and boundary layers | Solitons | Variational methods | Free-boundary problems | fluid dynamics | electrical engineering | mechanical engineering | materials science | quantum mechanics

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This course extends fluid mechanic concepts from Unified Engineering to the aerodynamic performance of wings and bodies in sub/supersonic regimes. 16.100 generally has four components: subsonic potential flows, including source/vortex panel methods; viscous flows, including laminar and turbulent boundary layers; aerodynamics of airfoils and wings, including thin airfoil theory, lifting line theory, and panel method/interacting boundary layer methods; and supersonic and hypersonic airfoil theory. Course material varies each year depending upon the focus of the design problem. Technical RequirementsFile decompression software, such as Winzip® or StuffIt®, is required to open the .tar files found on this course site. MATLAB&#1

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aerodynamics | airflow | air | body | aircraft | aerodynamic modes | aero | forces | flow | computational | CFD | aerodynamic analysis | lift | drag | potential flows | imcompressible | supersonic | subsonic | panel method | vortex lattice method | boudary layer | transition | turbulence | inviscid | viscous | euler | navier-stokes | wind tunnel | flow similarity | non-dimensional | mach number | reynolds number | integral momentum | airfoil | wing | stall | friction drag | induced drag | wave drag | pressure drag | fluid element | shear strain | normal strain | vorticity | divergence | substantial derviative | laminar | displacement thickness | momentum thickness | skin friction | separation | velocity profile | 2-d panel | 3-d vortex | thin airfoil | lifting line | aspect ratio | twist | camber | wing loading | roll moments | finite volume approximation | shocks | expansion fans | shock-expansion theory | transonic | critical mach number | wing sweep | Kutta condition | team project | blended-wing-body | computational fluid dynamics | Incompressible

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This graduate-level course is a continuation of Mathematical Methods for Engineers I (18.085). Topics include numerical methods; initial-value problems; network flows; and optimization.Technical RequirementsFile decompression software, such as Winzip® or StuffIt®, is required to open the .zip files found on this course site. MATLAB® software is required to run the .m files found on this course site.

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Scientific computing: Fast Fourier Transform | finite differences | finite elements | spectral method | numerical linear algebra | Complex variables and applications | Initial-value problems: stability or chaos in ordinary differential equations | wave equation versus heat equation | conservation laws and shocks | dissipation and dispersion | Optimization: network flows | linear programming

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This course explores the applications of physics (Newtonian, statistical, and quantum mechanics) to fundamental processes that occur in celestial objects. The list of topics includes Main-sequence Stars, Collapsed Stars (White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes), Pulsars, Supernovae, the Interstellar Medium, Galaxies, and as time permits, Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Cosmology. Observational data is also discussed.

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Stars | equations stellar structure | stellar evolution | stellar abundances | binary | binary stars | interstellar medium: neutral and ionized gas | dust | HII regions | supernovae | shocks | galaxies | galaxy clusters | galactic structure | stellar hydrodynamics | massive halos | active galactic nuclei | cosmology | Friedmann models | primordial nucleosynthesis | microwave background radiation

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This course is a survey of world economic history, and it introduces economics students to the subject matter and methodology of economic history. It is designed to expand the range of empirical settings in students' research by drawing upon historical material and long-run data. Topics are chosen to show a wide variety of historical experience and illuminate the process of industrialization. The emphasis will be on questions related to labor markets and economic growth.

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Economic History | industrialization | demographic change | policies | Applied Economics | formulate and test hypotheses | labor history | discrimination | technology | institutions | financial crises | migration | recovery after shocks | wages | inequality | health | stock market regulation

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This course extends fluid mechanic concepts from Unified Engineering to the aerodynamic performance of wings and bodies in sub/supersonic regimes. 16.100 generally has four components: subsonic potential flows, including source/vortex panel methods; viscous flows, including laminar and turbulent boundary layers; aerodynamics of airfoils and wings, including thin airfoil theory, lifting line theory, and panel method/interacting boundary layer methods; and supersonic and hypersonic airfoil theory. Course material varies each year depending upon the focus of the design problem.

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aerodynamics | airflow | air | body | aircraft | aerodynamic modes | aero | forces | flow | computational | CFD | aerodynamic analysis | lift | drag | potential flows | imcompressible | supersonic | subsonic | panel method | vortex lattice method | boudary layer | transition | turbulence | inviscid | viscous | euler | navier-stokes | wind tunnel | flow similarity | non-dimensional | mach number | reynolds number | integral momentum | airfoil | wing | stall | friction drag | induced drag | wave drag | pressure drag | fluid element | shear strain | normal strain | vorticity | divergence | substantial derivative | laminar | displacement thickness | momentum thickness | skin friction | separation | velocity profile | 2-d panel | 3-d vortex | thin airfoil | lifting line | aspect ratio | twist | camber | wing loading | roll moments | finite volume approximation | shocks | expansion fans | shock-expansion theory | transonic | critical mach number | wing sweep | Kutta condition | team project | blended-wing-body | computational fluid dynamics

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18.311 Principles of Continuum Applied Mathematics covers fundamental concepts in continuous applied mathematics, including applications from traffic flow, fluids, elasticity, granular flows, etc. The class also covers continuum limit; conservation laws, quasi-equilibrium; kinematic waves; characteristics, simple waves, shocks; diffusion (linear and nonlinear); numerical solution of wave equations; finite differences, consistency, stability; discrete and fast Fourier transforms; spectral methods; transforms and series (Fourier, Laplace). Additional topics may include sonic booms, Mach cone, caustics, lattices, dispersion, and group velocity.

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partial differential equation | hyperbolic equations | dimensional analysis | perturbation methods | hyperbolic systems | diffusion and reaction processes | continuum models | equilibrium models | continuous applied mathematics | traffic flow | fluids | elasticity | granular flows | continuum limit | conservation laws | quasi-equilibrium | kinematic waves | characteristics | simple waves | shocks | diffusion (linear and nonlinear) | numerical solution of wave equations | finite differences | consistency | stability | discrete and fast Fourier transforms | spectral methods | transforms and series (Fourier | Laplace) | sonic booms | Mach cone | caustics | lattices | dispersion | group velocity

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The focus of the course is the concepts and techniques for solving the partial differential equations (PDE) that permeate various scientific disciplines. The emphasis is on nonlinear PDE. Applications include problems from fluid dynamics, electrical and mechanical engineering, materials science, quantum mechanics, etc.

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partial differential equations (pde) | nonlinear pde. Diffusion | dispersion | Initial and boundary value problems | Characteristics and shocks | Separation of variables | transform methods | Green's functions | Asymptotics | geometrical theory | Dimensional analysis | self-similarity | traveling waves | Singular perturbation and boundary layers | Solitons | Variational methods | Free-boundary problems

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This graduate-level course is an advanced introduction to applications and theory of numerical methods for solution of differential equations. In particular, the course focuses on physically-arising partial differential equations, with emphasis on the fundamental ideas underlying various methods.

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advection equation | heat equation | wave equation | Airy equation | convection-diffusion problems | KdV equation | hyperbolic conservation laws | Poisson equation | Stokes problem | Navier-Stokes equations | interface problems | consistency | stability | convergence | Lax equivalence theorem | error analysis | Fourier approaches | staggered grids | shocks | front propagation | preconditioning | multigrid | Krylov spaces | saddle point problems | finite differences | finite volumes | finite elements | ENO/WENO | spectral methods | projection approaches for incompressible ows | level set methods | particle methods | direct and iterative methods

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