The emphasis is on the study of a small number of equations in depth. The finite element method is introduced and applied to elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations. There are many references to MST204 in the texts. Complementary course is M371 Computational Mathematics. If students are interested in formulating problems they are advised to study T301.
Language of instruction is English.
Media and methods employed Study texts, audio cassettes, telephone tutoring. The audio cassettes are used together with the teaching packages on the microcomputer. Students will need access to a microcomputer which meets the specification of the University's home computing policy. Both teaching and applications packages will be supplied on disks. Computer programming is not part of the course.