Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Type D and Type F activities
Type D learning activities are the student's choice, type F activities are additional knowledge useful for job placement (internships, transversal skills, project works, etc.). According to the Teaching Regulations of the Course, some activities can be chosen and entered independently in the booklet, others must be approved by a special committee to verify their consistency with the study plan. Type D or F learning activities can be covered by the following activities.
1. Modules taught at the University of Verona
Include the modules listed below and/or in the Course Catalogue (which can also be filtered by language of delivery via Advanced Search).
Booklet entry mode: if the teaching is included among those listed below, the student can enter it independently during the period in which the curriculum is open; otherwise, the student must make a request to the Secretariat, sending the form to carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it during the period indicated.
2. CLA certificate or language equivalency
In addition to those required by the curriculum/study plan, the following are recognized for those matriculated from A.Y. 2021/2022:
- English language: 3 CFUs are recognized for each level of proficiency above that required by the course of study (if not already recognized in the previous course of study).
- Other languages and Italian for foreigners: 3 CFUs are recognized for each proficiency level starting from A2 (if not already recognized in the previous study cycle).
These CFUs will be recognized, up to a maximum of 6 CFUs in total, of type F if the study plan allows it, or of type D. Additional elective credits for language knowledge may be recognized only if consistent with the student's educational project and if adequately justified.
Those enrolled until A.Y. 2020/2021 should consult the information found here.
Method of inclusion in the booklet: request the certificate or equivalency from CLA and send it to the Student Secretariat - Careers for the inclusion of the exam in the career, by email: carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it
3. Transversal skills
Discover the training paths promoted by the University's TALC - Teaching and learning center intended for students regularly enrolled in the academic year of course delivery https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali
Mode of inclusion in the booklet: the teaching is not expected to be included in the curriculum. Only upon obtaining the Open Badge will the booklet CFUs be automatically validated. The registration of CFUs in career is not instantaneous, but there will be some technical time to wait.
4. CONTAMINATION LAB
The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential course with modules on innovation and enterprise culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all areas to solve challenges set by companies and organisations.
Upon completion of a CLab, students will be entitled to receive 6 CFU (D- or F-type credits).
Find out more: https://www.univr.it/clabverona
PLEASE NOTE: In order to be admitted to any teaching activities, including those of your choice, you must be enrolled in the academic year in which the activities in question are offered. Students who are about to graduate in the December and April sessions are therefore advised NOT to undertake extracurricular activities in the new academic year in which they are not enrolled, as these graduation sessions are valid for students enrolled in the previous academic year. Therefore, students who undertake an activity in an academic year in which they are not enrolled will not be granted CFU credits.
5. Internship/internship period
In addition to the CFUs stipulated in the curriculum/study plan (check carefully what is indicated on the Teaching Regulations): here information on how to activate the internship.
Check in the regulations which activities can be Type D and which can be Type F.
Modules and other activities that can be entered independently in the booklet
years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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1° | Genetics | D |
Massimo Delledonne
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Algorithms | D |
Roberto Segala
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Introduction to Docker | D |
Franco Fummi
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Mobile app design by using React Native | D |
Graziano Pravadelli
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Algorithms | D |
Roberto Segala
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | LaTeX Language | D |
Enrico Gregorio
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Python programming language | D |
Carlo Combi
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Organization Studies | D |
Serena Cubico
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | History and Didactics of Geology | D |
Guido Gonzato
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | ECMI modelling week | F | Not yet assigned |
1° 2° | ESA Summer of code in space (SOCIS) | F | Not yet assigned |
1° 2° | Federated learning from zero to hero | D |
Gloria Menegaz
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1° 2° | Google summer of code (GSOC) | F | Not yet assigned |
1° 2° | Mathematics mini courses |
Paolo Dai Pra
(Coordinator)
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Numerical methods for partial differential equations (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S008270
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MAT/08 - NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
Period
Semester 2 dal Mar 6, 2023 al Jun 16, 2023.
Learning objectives
The course will discuss the theory and practice of Finite Element and Volume Methods. The theoretical part will follow course notes provided by the Instructor, 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 Matlab, using either the commercial version provided by Mathworks or else the open source version GNU Octave. In addition, high level scientific languages such as FreeFem++ and Clawpack for the numerical solution of elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic 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 Elements and Volumes.
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, discontinuous elements
* Hyperbolic and parabolic equations, finite volume method, semi and completely discretized problems
Bibliography
Didactic methods
The course will last 52 hours, 20 of which in the computer laboratory.The rights of students will be preserved in situations of travel limitation or confinement due to national provisions to combat COVID or in particular situations of fragile health. In these cases, you are invited to contact the teacher directly to organize the most appropriate remedial strategies.
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 the package FreeFem++ or Clawpack.
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