Modul

oral exam of ca. 25 minutes

Participants

• know the necessity for using adaptive methods
• are able to explain the basic methods, techniques and algorithms for the treatment of elliptic boundary value problems with adaptive finite element methods
• can describe different approaches for error estimation
• are able to solve simple boundary value problems numerically

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• Necessity of adaptive methods
• Residual error estimator
• Aspects of implementions
• Optimality of adaptive methods
• Functional error estimator
• hp-Finite Elements

Basic knowledge in finite element methods, in programming and analysis of boundary value problems is strongly recommended. Knowledge in functional analysis is recommended.

Total workload: 180 hours

Attendance: 60 h

• lectures, problem classes and examination

Self studies: 120 h

• follow-up and deepening of the course content
• work on problem sheets 
• literature study and internet research on the course content
• preparation for the module examination