Studying at the University of Verona
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Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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2° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027
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2 modules among the following: area algebra and geometry + analysis
- A.A. 2025/2026 Homological Algebra not activated
- A.A. 2026/2027 Applied algebra not activated
3 modules among the following: area modeling and computational mathematics24 credits among the following courses
- A.A. 2025/2026 Homological Algebra not activated.
- A.A. 2025/2026 Physics education laboratory not activated
- A.A. 2026/2027 Applied algebra not activatedLegend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Numerical methods for science and engineering: elliptic pdes and computational linear algebra (2025/2026)
Teaching code
4S013639
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Numerical methods for partial differential equations of the course Master's degree in Mathematics
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MAT/08 - NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
Period
2nd semester dal Mar 2, 2026 al Jun 12, 2026.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The course will cover the theory and practice of Finite Element Methods. The theoretical part will follow course notes provided by the Instructor and advanced textbooks on Differential Equations,Iterative Methods for Sparse Linear Systems and numerical methods of Optimization. A part of the course will be held in a Laboratory setting where the methods discussed will be implemented in a scientific programming language. In addition, high level scientific languages devoted to partial differential equations for the numerical solution of elliptic and parabolic equations will be introduced. At the end of the course the student is expected to have an excellent knowledge of the scientific and computational aspects of the techniques used to solve Partial Differential Equations by means of Finite Element Methods.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Functional analysis, main numerical methods for differential equations.
Program
The course will discuss the following topics:
* Minimum Principle and the weak form, existence, uniqueness and regularity
* The Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods, finite element method, optimization methods, methods for the solution of sparse linear systems
* Transport and Diffusion equations, artificial diffusion, the generalized Galerkin method
* Mesh adaptivity
* Examples with FreeFem++ software
* Business/industrial case studies, also in collaboration with international partner locations
Bibliography
Didactic methods
The course will last 52 hours, 20 of which in the computer laboratory or with personal laptops.
Learning assessment procedures
The purpose of the exam is to see if the student is able to recall and reproduce the theory and practice of Finite Elements. The exam will be oral. Alternatively, the student may choose to be examined on the basis of a specific software programming language. In this case, part of the evaluation will be replaced by a small project using a software for scientific computing.
Evaluation criteria
To pass the exam you will have to demonstrate:
* knowing and understanding the fundamentals of the finite element method
* knowing and understanding the fundamentals of the finite volume method
* having an adequate capacity for analysis and synthesis and abstraction
* knowledge apply this knowledge to solve problems and exercises, knowing how to argue their arguments with mathematical rigor.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The grade is given by the oral exam.
Exam language
English
