Brunel Institute of Computational Mathematics
Encyclopedia
The Brunel Institute of Computational Mathematics is a research institute
at Brunel University
set up to study and implement finite element
, boundary element
and related numerical methods
to the solution of partial differential equation
s.
Research institute
A research institute is an establishment endowed for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research...
at Brunel University
Brunel University
Brunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
set up to study and implement finite element
Finite element method
The finite element method is a numerical technique for finding approximate solutions of partial differential equations as well as integral equations...
, boundary element
Boundary element method
The boundary element method is a numerical computational method of solving linear partial differential equations which have been formulated as integral equations . It can be applied in many areas of engineering and science including fluid mechanics, acoustics, electromagnetics, and fracture...
and related numerical methods
Numerical analysis
Numerical analysis is the study of algorithms that use numerical approximation for the problems of mathematical analysis ....
to the solution of partial differential equation
Partial differential equation
In mathematics, partial differential equations are a type of differential equation, i.e., a relation involving an unknown function of several independent variables and their partial derivatives with respect to those variables...
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