<p>Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Enforced requisites: courses 82, 182B, 182C, 250A, 250B. Introduction to basic concepts and techniques of various spectral methods applied to solving partial differential equations. Particular emphasis on techniques of solving unsteady three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. Topics include spectral representation of functions, discrete Fourier transform, etc. Letter grading.</p>

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Spectral Methods in Fluid Dynamics

MECH&AE 250E

4 units