Numerical Fluid Dynamics - University of Illinois

Welcome to ATMS 502, CS 505, CSE 566.
Questions? Contact me: Dr. Brian Jewett, 212 Atms Sci Building, 333-3957; how to reach me.

Textbook: Numerical Methods for Wave Equations in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, by Dale Durran, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 1999

Thank you for taking 502/505/566.
Final course grades have been submitted.

At right: Vis5D visualization of the final course problem (demo configuration);
click on the small animation for a full-sized quicktime movie.

Fields shown: (1) surface Y-component winds (shaded, and vectors);
(2) potential temperature isosurface showing colliding density currents;
(3) ~0.1/sec vertical vorticity isosurface with vertical velocity mapped onto it.

Syllabus: tentative dates (subject to change)

08/26 (Tue):	Program #1 handed out	10/21 (Tue):
08/28 (Thu):		10/23 (Thu):
09/02 (Tue):	Program #2 handed out	10/28 (Tue):	Program #4 due
09/04 (Thu):	Program #1 due	10/30 (Thu):	Exam #2
09/09 (Tue):		11/04 (Tue):	Program #5 handed out
09/11 (Thu):		11/06 (Thu):
09/16 (Tue):	Program #3 handed out	11/11 (Tue):
09/18 (Thu):	Program #2 due	11/13 (Thu):
09/23 (Tue):		11/18 (Tue):
09/25 (Thu):	Exam #1	11/20 (Thu):	Program #5 due
09/30 (Tue):		Thanksgiving Break Week of Nov. 24-28
10/02 (Thu):		Thanksgiving Break Week of Nov. 24-28
10/07 (Tue):	Program #3 due	12/02 (Tue):
10/09 (Thu):	Program #4 handed out	12/04 (Thu):
10/14 (Tue):		12/09 (Tue):	Last class
10/16 (Thu):		12/11 (Thu): Reading day; Finals Dec. 12-19
*Program #6* due noon Sunday Dec.14; Final exam Tue. Dec 16, 8am