Author

Larry Reeves

Abstract

Since most partial differential equations (PDEs) do not have exact solutions, they are usually solved by some type of numerical method. Since a numerical method is commonly built from finite difference approximations derived from Taylor series expansions, such a development is derived. Stability and convergence of these methods is defined and the rate of convergence is defined and shown for a few simple methods. Of particular importance is the difference between implicit and explicit methods. Finally, the current applications and adaptations of implicit methods on parallel processors are examined and their strengths and weaknesses discussed.

Department(s)

Computer Science

Report Number

CSC-93-18

Document Type

Technical Report

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1993 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

03 Aug 1993

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